- 1a person who tries to persuade people to become Christians, especially by traveling around the country holding religious meetings or speaking on radio or television see televangelist
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- 2Evangelist one of the four writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) of the books called the gospels in the Bible
NAmE//ɪˈvændʒəˌlɪzəm//
noun [uncountable] NAmE//ɪˌvændʒəˈlɪstɪk//
adjective an evangelistic meeting evangelistic zealSee evangelist in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: evangelist