evangelist
See also: Evangelist
English
Etymology
From Old French evangeliste, from ecclesiastical Latin evangelista, from ecclesiastical Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistḗs, “bringer of good news”), from εὐαγγελίζεσθαι (euangelízesthai, “to evangelize”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/
Audio (London, England) (file)
Noun
evangelist (plural evangelists)
- (Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
- Synonym: gospeler
- (biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).
- (primitive Church) A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
- (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A patriarch.
- (by extension) A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion.
- 1992, J. D. Douglas, Who's Who in Christian History, →ISBN, page 94:
- Booth, William (1829-1912) English evangelist; founder and first general of the Salvation Army ... his subordinates being expected to give him unquestioning obedience.
- 1994, Frank Lambert, "Pedlar in Divinity", →ISBN, page 10:
- Yet in the spreading consumer market of the mid-1700s, his renditions competed with others offering a far different account of the evangelist and his message. The famous artist William Hogarth mocked Whitefield in two engravings presenting the revivalist as a religious fanatic who held sway over the superstitious lower orders.
- 1996, Peter J. Conn, Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography, →ISBN, page 149:
- The film implies that the evangelist, as a type, is a fanatic, a sanctimonious prig, and ultimately a hypocrite.
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- (technology) A person hired to promote a particular technology.
- developer envangelist
- 2007, James Avery, Jim Holmes, Windows Developer Power Tools (page xxii)
- […] and has worked in multiple roles, including as the C# Product Manager and as a Developer Evangelist in the Mid-Atlantic district.
Derived terms
- televangelist
- technology evangelist
- evangelism marketing
Related terms
- angel
- angelic
- evangel
- evangelism
- evangelize
Translations
itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist
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preacher of the gospel
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writer of a gospel
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primitive Church: person who first brought the gospel to a city or region
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: patriarch
person marked by extreme enthusiasm
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See also
- missionary
- Christer
Further reading
- evangelist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- evangelist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Anagrams
- gavestinel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ewangeliste, from Old French evangeliste, from Latin ēvangelista, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistḗs). Equivalent to evangelie + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeː.vɑŋ.ɣeːˈlɪst/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: evan‧ge‧list
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
evangelist m (plural evangelisten, diminutive evangelistje n)
- (Christianity) An evangelist, an author of one of the gospels.
- (Protestantism) A Christian missionary.
- (Protestantism) A preacher in an evangelical church.
Descendants
- Negerhollands: evangelist
Swedish
Noun
evangelist c
- evangelist; a preacher of the gospel
- evangelist; a writer of a gospel
Declension
| Declension of evangelist | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | evangelist | evangelisten | evangelister | evangelisterna |
| Genitive | evangelists | evangelistens | evangelisters | evangelisternas |