laity layman worshiper congregation parish laypeople adherent follower flock parishioner communicant brother churchgoer faithful assembly fellowship crowd church fold follow host multitude souls community archdiocese audience bethel convert proselyte protagonist worshipper advocate apostles devotee disciple religionist supporter upholder zealot acceptor canonist doctrinaire dogmatist neophyte orthodoxe prophet votary partisan defender backer champion pupil boosters votarist promoter sectary epigones acolyte apologist partizan proponent rooter fanatic liegeman exponent cohort member friend patron sponsor hierophant expounder student janissaries stalwart paladin gospellers herald sympathiser attender sustainer campaigner sycophant propagandist learner spokesman crusaders sympathizer catechumen pioneer admirer enthusiast fan idealist martyr pursuivant accessory endorser vindicator proposer