pulpiteer
One who sermonizes
A pulpiteer is a preacher, with a faintly dismissive or ironic edge—suggesting someone who delivers sermons with more theatricality than substance.
The word evokes pounding the pulpit and haranguing the congregation: The televangelist was a skilled pulpiteer who knew how to work a crowd.
Less common than preacher but useful when you want to highlight the performative aspect.
Clergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
clergy · minister · pastor · rector · vicar · parson · chaplain · clergyman
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- dictionChoice of words
bombast · grandiloquence · stentorian · speechifying · harangue · pontificate · lectern · gesticulation
Religious awakening promoter
- missionaryReligious outreach worker
- televangelistBroadcast religious minister
- faith-healerOne who prays illness away
- crusaderZealous advocate for change
apostle · gospel · salvation · proselytizer · born-again · awakening · redemption · testifying
Intense driving devotion
- passionIntense emotional drive
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- intensityStrength or force level
- vehemenceForceful emotional passion
fire · brimstone · hellfire · fanaticism · zealotry · fervency · earnestness · conviction
Urge earnestly
- admonishReprove with counsel
- cajolePersuade through flattery
- swayRock back and forth
- influencePower to affect others
moralizing · didactic · preachy · proselytize · convert · indoctrinate · propaganda · sophistry
sermon
Clergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
parishioners · clergy · minister · pastor · rector · vicar · parson · chaplain · clergyman · ecclesiastical
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
diction · bombast · grandiloquence · stentorian · speechifying · harangue · pontificate · lectern · gesticulation · thundering
revivalist
Religious awakening promoter
- missionaryReligious outreach worker
- televangelistBroadcast religious minister
- faith-healerOne who prays illness away
crusader · apostle · gospel · salvation · proselytizer · born-again · awakening · redemption · testifying
zeal
Intense driving devotion
vehemence · fire · brimstone · hellfire · fanaticism · zealotry · fervency · earnestness · conviction · devotion
exhort
Urge earnestly
influence · moralizing · didactic · preachy · proselytize · convert · indoctrinate · propaganda · sophistry · appeal