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EVANGELIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A preacher of the Christian gospel
Synonyms:
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller; revivalist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("evangelist" is a kind of...):
preacher; preacher man; sermoniser; sermonizer (someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "evangelist"):
televangelist (an evangelist who conducts services on television)
Instance hyponyms:
Billy Graham; Graham; William Franklin Graham (United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918))
Aimee Semple McPherson; McPherson (United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944))
Dwight Lyman Moody; Moody (United States evangelist (1837-1899))
Oral Roberts; Roberts (United States evangelist (born 1918))
Billy Sunday; Sunday; William Ashley Sunday (United States evangelist (1862-1935))
Derivation:
evangelism (zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel)
evangelistic (relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Evangelist" is a kind of...):
spiritual leader (a leader in religious or sacred affairs)
Instance hyponyms:
John; John the Divine; John the Evangelist; Saint John; Saint John the Apostle; St. John; St. John the Apostle ((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation)
Luke; Saint Luke; St. Luke ((New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel)
Mark; Saint Mark; St. Mark (Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel)
Levi; Matthew; Saint Matthew; Saint Matthew the Apostle; St. Matthew; St. Matthew the Apostle ((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel)
Derivation:
evangelism (zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel)
