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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
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Noun[edit]
evangelist (plural evangelists)
- (Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
- (biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually Evangelist.
- (primitive Church) A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
- (Mormon Church) A patriarch.
- 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, p. 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, p. 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, p. 149.
- The film implies that the evangelist, as a type, is a fanatic, a sanctimonious prig, and ultimately a hypocrite.
- 1992, J. D. Douglas, Who's Who in Christian History, →ISBN, p. 94.
- (computing) A person hired to promote a particular technology.
Synonyms[edit]
- (preacher): gospeler
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Translations[edit]
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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Mormon Church: patriarch
person marked by extreme enthusiasm
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- evangelist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- evangelist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
evangelist m (plural evangelisten, diminutive evangelistje n)
- (Christianity) evangelist
- (Christianity) Writer of one of the gospels
- (Christianity) Preacher in an evangelist church
- (Protestant) missionary in a Christian environment
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
evangelist c
- evangelist; a preacher of the gospel
- evangelist; a writer of a gospel
Declension[edit]
Declension of evangelist | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | evangelist | evangelisten | evangelister | evangelisterna |
Genitive | evangelists | evangelistens | evangelisters | evangelisternas |
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