English Language & Usage Asked on April 5, 2021
Looking for a word for a body or group of people who are the initial/prominent cause of a change. For some reason my mind keeps going to angels in the bible? I think there may be a phrase used to describe angels as some kind of bringer forth of change or judgment. Unsure. The _____ of change.
Please help. My mind is drawing a blank and I’ve been googling for 15 minutes and have found nothing.
The word that comes to my mind is harbinger:
one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology : PIONEER
It has a literary feel to it and was used (in the “messenger” sense) in at least one translation of the Bible.
Answered by Laurel on April 5, 2021
I have always used the word catalyst:
2 : an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action
// That waterway became the catalyst of the area's industrialization.
// He was the catalyst in the native uprising.
In your sentence:
The catalyst of change.
Answered by Jason Bassford on April 5, 2021
You are probably searching for the word "herald". The word "harbinger" seems to carry a negative connotation.
They acted as a herald of change.
Answered by user22542 on April 5, 2021
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