1. evangelist(n = noun.person) gospeler, gospeller, revivalist - a preacher of the Christian gospel;
is a kind of preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer
has particulars: televangelist, billy graham, graham, william franklin graham, aimee semple mcpherson, mcpherson, dwight lyman moody, moody, oral roberts, roberts, billy sunday, sunday, william ashley sunday
Derived forms noun evangelism1, adjective evangelistic1
2. evangelist(n = noun.person) - (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;
is a kind of spiritual leader
has particulars: john, john the divine, john the evangelist, saint john, saint john the apostle, st. john, st. john the apostle, luke, saint luke, st. luke, mark, saint mark, st. mark, levi, matthew, saint matthew, saint matthew the apostle, st. matthew, st. matthew the apostle
Derived form noun evangelism1
A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines. [1913 Webster]
"The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might claim the title though there were many evangelists who were not Apostles." [1913 Webster]
evangelist, n.
1 any of the writers of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).
2 a preacher of the gospel.
3 a lay person doing missionary work.
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