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Evangelize

//ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlaɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.

    "his Apoſtles, whom he ſends To evangelize the Nations"

  2. 2
    spread the Christian faith wordnet
  3. 3
    To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.

    "[…] nor is it the task of the Muslim to "evangelize" the unbelieving world."

  4. 4
    preach the gospel (to) wordnet
  5. 5
    To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.

Etymology

From Old French évangéliser, equivalent to evangel + -ize, from Late Latin evangelizare, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō). Displaced native Old English godspellian (literally “to gospel”).

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