Evangelist
[ɪ'væn(d)ʒ(ə)lɪst] or [ɪ'vændʒəlɪst]
Definition
(noun.) a preacher of the Christian gospel.
(noun.) (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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Definition
(n.) A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines. Specially: (a) A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a resident pastor; an itinerant missionary preacher. (b) A writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite article); as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. (c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed to arouse to immediate repentance.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Writer of one of the Gospels.[2]. Missionary.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A bearer of good tidings particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of our neighbors.
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Examples
- See, said he, this is the ‘History of St. John the Evangelist. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- His insights are those of the gifted evangelist, often profound and always narrow. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- In the accompanying illustration we see St. homas inspired by Christ in glory, guided by Moses, St . eter, and the Evangelists, and instructed by Aristotle and Plato. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Missionaries and evangelists went continually from place to place. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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