Televangelist

//tɛlɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his or her ministry to television broadcasts to a regular viewing audience.

    "Pastor Walton had spent several years learning from the televangelist host of Success-N-Life, Robert Tilton, at his Bible school in Texas."

  2. 2
    an evangelist who conducts services on television wordnet

Synonyms

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television evangelisttelevision evangelisttv evangelisttv evangelist

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"Pastor Walton had spent several years learning from the televangelist host of Success-N-Life, Robert Tilton, at his Bible school in Texas."

Etymology

Blend of television + evangelist.

Related phrases

radio evangelismradio evangelisttelevision evangelismtv evangelism

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