exhorters
Those who urge
Exhorters are people who urge, encourage, or strongly advise others toward some action or belief.
The word often appears in religious contexts—preachers and evangelists who passionately call congregations to repentance or righteous living: The tent revival featured fiery exhorters warning of hellfire.
More broadly, any passionate advocate pushing others to act: political exhorters rallying voters.
Clergy who deliver sermons
- evangelistsZealous advocates for causes
- prophetsProclaimers of sacred truth
- revivalistsThose who restore traditions
- ministersReligious leaders or officials
pastors · sermonizers · missionaries · apostles · disciples · clergy · pulpit · congregation
Those who incite disturbance
- activistsPeople working for causes
- advocatesThose who support causes
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- organizersThose who coordinate activities
ralliers · orators · mobilizers · protesters · reformers · revolutionaries · dissidents · firebrands
Those who instruct athletes
- speakersAudio output devices
- encouragersThose who give support
- cheerleadersAthletic event spirit rousers
- inspirersThose who stimulate others
mentors · trainers · rallying · uplift · empowerment · pep talk · motivation · drive
preachers
Clergy who deliver sermons
- evangelistsZealous advocates for causes
- prophetsProclaimers of sacred truth
- revivalistsThose who restore traditions
ministers · pastors · sermonizers · missionaries · apostles · disciples · clergy · pulpit · congregation · flock
agitators
Those who incite disturbance
- activistsPeople working for causes
- advocatesThose who support causes
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
organizers · ralliers · orators · mobilizers · protesters · reformers · revolutionaries · dissidents · firebrands · rabble-rousers
coaches
Those who instruct athletes
- speakersAudio output devices
- encouragersThose who give support
- cheerleadersAthletic event spirit rousers
inspirers · mentors · trainers · rallying · uplift · empowerment · pep talk · motivation · drive · ambition
- clergypriest, bishop, pope, nun, monk
- evangelistsevangelist, evangelists, missionary, revivalist, revivalists
- reproversrebukers, reproachers, upbraiders, chastisers, admonishers
- MethodismWesley, Methodist Church, Methodist, United Methodist Church, Methodism
- Methodist structureclass leaders, class meetings
- Welsh Christianitynonconformity, nonconformism
exhortersbystanders
People present but uninvolved
spectators · onlookers · wallflowers · fence-sitters · watchers
exhortersdiscouragers
Those who dishearten others
dissuaders · deterrers · naysayers · demoralizers · dampeners
exhortersrestrainers
Devices that confine
pacifiers · calmers · moderators · soothers · temperers