evangelist

C2 Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/ UK /ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #48789

Meanings

1

noun
a Christian preacher who seeks to convert others or revive religious faith

The evangelist traveled from town to town preaching to large crowds.
2

noun
one of the four traditionally recognized authors of the New Testament Gospels

In Christian art, each Evangelist is associated with a symbolic creature.
3

noun
a highly enthusiastic advocate for a cause, method, or product

She became an evangelist for open-source software within the company.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a christian preacher who... preacher missionary revivalistgospeler

2 noun · one of the four... Gospel writerapostolic author

3 noun · a highly enthusiastic... advocate champion promoter

Opposites

opponent detractor

Word family

Derived forms evangelistictelevangelist

Related forms evangelevangelismevangelize gospel missionary

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.

Topics

Religion & Belief

External links

# evangelist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 48789

## Meanings
1. a Christian preacher who seeks to convert others or revive religious faith
2. one of the four traditionally recognized authors of the New Testament Gospels
3. a highly enthusiastic advocate for a cause, method, or product

## Examples
- The evangelist traveled from town to town preaching to large crowds.
- In Christian art, each Evangelist is associated with a symbolic creature.
- She became an evangelist for open-source software within the company.

## Synonyms
- preacher
- missionary
- revivalist
- gospeler
- Gospel writer
- advocate
- champion
- promoter

## Antonyms
- opponent
- detractor

## Derived Forms
- evangelistic
- televangelist

## Related Forms
- evangel
- evangelism
- evangelize
- gospel
- missionary

## 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.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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