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evangelist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gospeler, gospeller, revivalist |
| Type of | sermonizer, sermoniser, preacher man, preacher |
| Has types | televangelist |
| Derivation | evangelism, evangelistic |
evangelist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | spiritual leader |
| Derivation | evangelism |
Examples of evangelist
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The convention elected Bowling Green evangelist Don Mathis as its new president.
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He's a TV evangelist who makes altar calls and then drives away in his Cadillac.
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Dutiful son that he was, J.F.K. did make it a point to cultivate the evangelist.
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By the late 1920s, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson needed some breathing room.
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But don't fool yourself into thinking you're not an evangelist, because you are.
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As a Mormon and a politician, Romney has the approach of a pragmatic evangelist.
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I am the wife of an evangelist and the mother of a beautiful 2-year-old daughter.
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The library is hosting a two-day celebration for the Charlotte-born evangelist.
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Evangelist Franklin Graham, right, preaches during a trip to China in May 2008.
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- A preacher of the Christian gospel
- (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
- (evangelistic) relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel; "evangelistic fervor"; "the evangelistic concerns of the early church"
- (evangelistic) evangelical: marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause
- (evangelism) zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel
- The Evangelist in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach is the tenor part in his oratorios and passions who narrates the exact words of the Bible, translated by Martin Luther, in recitative, namely in the works St John Passion, St Matthew Passion and the Christmas Oratorio, also in the Ascension ...
- In the Latter Day Saint movement, an evangelist is an ordained office of the ministry. In some denominations of the movement, an evangelist is referred to as a patriarch (see Patriarch (Latter Day Saints)). ...
- The Evangelist is the fifth album by Robert Forster. It was released by YepRoc in 2008.
- Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity, where the scriptures often describe "evangelism" as "spreading the Gospel".
