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[ ih-van-juh-liz-uhm ] / ɪˈvæn dʒəˌlɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR evangelism ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe preaching or promulgation of the gospel; the work of an evangelist. evangelicalism. missionary zeal, purpose, or activity. Origin of evangelismFirst recorded in 1620–30; evangel2 + -ism Words nearby evangelismevangel, evangeliary, evangelical, evangelicalism, Evangeline, evangelism, evangelist, evangelistary, evangelistic, evangelize, evanish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for evangelismMoreover, said Cizik, “there are serious spiritual consequences of denialism—it discredits the whole enterprise” of evangelism. Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times|Jay Michaelson|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST And the evangelism so important to the Christian enterprise will be hindered. Love Trumped Rules for Fired Methodist Rev. Frank Schaefer|Gene Robinson|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST Or, to put it in language that might resonate even more with the base: the essence of evangelism is winning converts. Memo to the GOP: It’s Time to Listen to Your Elders|John Avlon|May 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Every door seemed wide open before us, and the time ripe for a specially aggressive campaign of evangelism for the heathen. How I Know God Answers Prayer|Rosalind Goforth
He has a contempt for all strong feeling, all sentiment, all evangelism. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's|David Masson He left the church of his fathers and devoted his distinguished gifts to the work of evangelism. A Handful of Stars|Frank W. Boreham But their method of evangelism had been of the Methodist type. An American Religious Movement|Winfred Ernest Douglas They had zeal for evangelism, but they still had much to learn about its method. An American Religious Movement|Winfred Ernest Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for evangelism
noun(in Protestant churches) the practice of spreading the Christian gospelRC Church term: evangelization, evangelisation ardent or missionary zeal for a cause the work, methods, or characteristic outlook of a revivalist or evangelist preacher a less common word for evangelicalismSee evangelicalism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to evangelismteaching, ministration, sermonizing |