What does "evangelist" mean?
An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
Evangelist
/ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
- Grammar: evangelist is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: adorer, advocate, ambrose of milan, ante-nicene fathers.
- Useful contrasts: critic, opponent, skeptic.
- Usage evidence: Many of Tom's friends think he'll likely become an evangelist.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
- 2 A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (also evangelist.)
- 3 a preacher of the Christian gospel wordnet
- 4 A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).
- 5 (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wordnet
Show 4 more definitions
- 6 A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
- 7 A patriarch.
- 8 A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion. broadly
"Booth, William (1829-1912) English evangelist; founder and first general of the Salvation Army ... his subordinates being expected to give him unquestioning obedience."
- 9 A person hired to promote a particular technology.
"developer evangelist"
Synonyms
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"Many of Tom's friends think he'll likely become an evangelist."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "evangelist"?
Common synonyms include: adorer, advocate, ambrose of milan, ante-nicene fathers, apostle, apostles.
How do you use "evangelist" in a sentence?
Many of Tom's friends think he'll likely become an evangelist.
How do you pronounce "evangelist"?
Pronounced /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/.
Etymology
From Old French evangeliste, equivalent to evangel + -ist, from ecclesiastical Latin evangelista, from ecclesiastical Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistḗs, “bringer of good news”), from εὐαγγελίζεσθαι (euangelízesthai, “to evangelize”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”).