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evangelist¹
- /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/
Where it comes from
From Old French evangeliste, equivalent to evangel + -ist, 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”).
noun evangelists
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An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
Similar: gospeler
- A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).
- A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
- A patriarch.
- A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion. Booth, William (1829-1912) English evangelist; founder and first general of the Salvation Army ... his subordinates being expected to give him unquestioning obedience.
- A person hired to promote a particular technology. developer evangelist
Evangelist²
noun Evangelists
- A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (also evangelist.)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gospeler, gospeller, revivalist, missionary, guru, speaker, developer, designer, evangelista, propagandist, apostle, proselytizer, preacher, herald, crusader, sermonizer
Translations
Every language
noun itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist
| 日本語 | 福音の伝道者 fukuin no dendōsha, 伝道者 dendōsha |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 福音傳道者 /福音传道者 fúyīn chuándàozhě, 傳道者 /传道者 chuándàozhě |
| Kiswahili | mwinjilisti |
| Français | évangéliste |
| Deutsch | Evangelist, Evangelistin |
| Русский | евангели́ст jevangelíst, евангели́стка jevangelístka |
| العربية | مُبَشِّر mubaššir |
noun preacher of the gospel
| Français | évangéliste |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Evangelist, Evangelistin |
| Русский | евангели́ст jevangelíst, евангели́стка jevangelístka |
noun writer of a gospel
| Français | évangéliste |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Evangelist |
| Русский | евангели́ст jevangelíst, евангели́стка jevangelístka |
| العربية | إِنْجِيلِيّ ʔinjīliyy, بَشِير bašīr |
noun gospel writer
| Français | évangéliste |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Evangelist, Evangelistin |
| Italiano | Vangelista |
| Ελληνικά | Ευαγγελιστής Evangelistís |
| Русский | евангели́ст jevangelíst, евангели́стка jevangelístka |
Talk about this word "evangelist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/evangelist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. evangelist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/evangelist "evangelist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/evangelist.Cite this
@misc{evangelist_2026,
title = {evangelist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evangelist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
