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Webster 1913 Edition
evangelist
e-van′gel-ist
(ē̍-văn′jĕl-ĭst)
, Noun.
[F.
évangéliste
, L. evangelista
, fr. Gr. εὐαγγελιστής
.] A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines.
Specifically:
(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.
The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might claim the title though there were many
evangelists
who were not Apostles. Plumptre.
Webster 1828 Edition
Evangelist
EVAN'GELIST
,Noun.
1.
A preacher or publisher of the gospel of Jesus Christ, licensed to preach, but not having charge of a particular church.Definition 2024
Evangelist
Evangelist
See also: evangelist
English
Noun
Evangelist (plural Evangelists)
- (biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (also evangelist.)
Translations
gospel writer
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German
Noun
Evangelist m (genitive Evangelisten, plural Evangelisten)
- (biblical) Evangelist
Declension
Declension of Evangelist
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Evangelist | die | Evangelisten |
| genitive | eines | des | Evangelisten | der | Evangelisten |
| dative | einem | dem | Evangelisten | den | Evangelisten |
| accusative | einen | den | Evangelisten | die | Evangelisten |
evangelist
evangelist
See also: Evangelist
English
Noun
evangelist (plural evangelists)
- (Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
- (biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually Evangelist.
- (primitive Church) A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
- (Mormon Church) A patriarch.
- A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion.
- 1992, J. D. Douglas, Who's Who in Christian History, ISBN 0842310142, p. 94.
- Booth, William (1829-1912) English evangelist; founder and first general of the Salvation Army ... his subordinates being expected to give him unquestioning obedience.
- 1994, Frank Lambert, "Pedlar in Divinity", ISBN 0691096163, p. 10.
- Yet in the spreading consumer market of the mid-1700s, his renditions competed with others offering a far different account of the evangelist and his message. The famous artist William Hogarth mocked Whitefield in two engravings presenting the revivalist as a religious fanatic who held sway over the superstitious lower orders.
- 1996, Peter J. Conn, Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography, ISBN 0521639891, p. 149.
- The film implies that the evangelist, as a type, is a fanatic, a sanctimonious prig, and ultimately a hypocrite.
- 1992, J. D. Douglas, Who's Who in Christian History, ISBN 0842310142, p. 94.
- (computing) A person hired to promote a particular technology.
Synonyms
- (preacher): gospeler
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist
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preacher of the gospel
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writer of a gospel
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primitive Church: person who first brought the gospel to a city or region
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Mormon Church: patriarch
person marked by extreme enthusiasm
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See also
External links
- evangelist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- evangelist in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Swedish
Noun
evangelist c
- evangelist; a preacher of the gospel
- evangelist; a writer of a gospel
Declension
| Inflection of evangelist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | evangelist | evangelisten | evangelister | evangelisterna |
| Genitive | evangelists | evangelistens | evangelisters | evangelisternas |