Meanings
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noun
a Christian preacher who seeks to convert others or revive religious faith
The evangelist traveled from town to town preaching to large crowds.
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noun
one of the four traditionally recognized authors of the New Testament Gospels
In Christian art, each Evangelist is associated with a symbolic creature.
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3
noun
a highly enthusiastic advocate for a cause, method, or product
She became an evangelist for open-source software within the company.
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Etymology
Through Old French evangeliste and Church Latin evangelista from Greek euangelistes, 'bringer of good news,' based on euangelion, 'good news or gospel.' Christian use produced the preacher and Gospel-writer senses; modern secular use extends the missionary enthusiasm to causes, technologies, and products.