apostle

• Nom désignant un partisan zélé et fervent qui défend ou promeut une cause, une réforme ou un mouvement, souvent par extension de l'apôtre religieux.

A noun referring to an ardent early supporter or advocate of a cause, reform, or movement.

1. Ardent supporter of a causeC1formal

   A passionate and early advocate or promoter of a particular idea, movement, or reform.

   Apôtre (au sens figuré)

   • She was an apostle of environmental conservation long before it became mainstream.
   • He became an apostle of educational reform, tirelessly campaigning for change.
   • The writer was considered an apostle of modernism in literature.

   Synonymesadvocatechampioncrusaderevangelistexponentmissionarypromoterproponentsupporter