evangelist

Meanings

1. 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. 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. 3
   noun

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

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

Simplified etymology

Evangelist, recorded in Middle English, ultimately derives from Greek euangelion, “good news.” It is related to evangelism and to the Greek expression translated into Old English as gospel.

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.

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