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evangelist

[ ih-van-juh-list ]

noun

  1. a Protestant minister or layperson who serves as an itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist.
  2. a preacher of the gospel.
  3. (initial capital letter) any of the writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) of the four Gospels.
  4. (in the primitive church) a person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
  5. (initial capital letter) Mormon Church. a patriarch.
  6. a person marked by evangelical enthusiasm for or support of any cause.


Evangelist

1

/ ɪˈ±¹Ã¦²Ô»åÏôɪ±ôɪ²õ³Ù /

noun

  1. any of the writers of the New Testament Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John
  2. a senior official or dignitary of the Mormon Church
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

evangelist

2

/ ɪˈ±¹Ã¦²Ô»åÏôɪ±ôɪ²õ³Ù /

noun

  1. an occasional preacher, sometimes itinerant and often preaching at meetings in the open air
  2. a preacher of the Christian gospel
  3. any zealous advocate of a cause
  4. another word for revivalist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of evangelist1

1125–75; Middle English evangeliste < Latin evangelista < Greek ±ð³Ü²¹²Ô²µ±ð±ô¾±²õ³Ùḗs. See evangel 1, -ist
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At age 15, she found herself among thousands in Candlestick Park, electrified by the words of evangelist Billy Graham.

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She’s a kind of mayonnaise evangelist, spreading the gospel of creamy richness in dishes that range from roasted vegetables to a simple grilled cheese.

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He was very enthusiastic about Trump’s second presidency and basically took on the role of being a Trump evangelist and minister of outreach to the Black people who live in our neighborhood.

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The church, founded in Ireland by a Scottish evangelist in 1897, is built around ministers - known as workers - spreading New Testament teachings through word-of-mouth.

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Part sport, part race, part fitness craze, it has become a social media sensation since being founded eight years ago and those who have fallen in love are, in their own words, "evangelists".

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