evangelize

English

Alternative forms

• evangelise (not US)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French évangéliser, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin evangelizare, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō)

Verb

1. To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
   • (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     His apostles whom he sends / To evangelize the nations.

2. To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.
   • 2002, Ergun Mehmet Caner, Emir Fethi Caner, Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs, page 11:

     […] nor is it the task of the Muslim to "evangelize" the unbelieving world.

3. To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.

Related terms

• angel
• evangelism
• evangelist

Translations

tell people about Christianity

• Arabic: بَشَّرَ (ar) (baššara)
• Catalan: evangelitzar (ca)
• Dutch: evangeliseren (nl), uitdragen van de blijde boodschap
• Esperanto: evangelizi
• Finnish: evankelioida
• French: évangéliser (fr)
• German: evangelisieren
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• Ido: evangeliizar (io)
• Italian: evangelizzare (it)
• Polish: ewangelizować (pl), głosić dobrą nowinę
• Portuguese: evangelizar (pt)
• Spanish: evangelizar (es)
• Swedish: evangelisera