evangelist
noun /ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/
/ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/
- a person who tries to persuade people to become Christians, especially by travelling around the country holding religious meetings or speaking on radio or television see also televangelistTopics Religion and festivalsc2
- Evangelistone of the four writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) of the books called the gospels in the BibleTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): from Old French évangéliste, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek euangelistēs, from euangelizesthai ‘evangelize’.