evangelist
English Thesaurus
1. a preacher of the Christian gospel (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | televangelist, |
| definition | : | an evangelist who conducts services on television (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | aimee semple mcpherson, mcpherson, |
| definition | : | United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | oral roberts, roberts, |
| definition | : | United States evangelist (born 1918) (noun.person) |
2. (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 (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | spiritual leader, |
| definition | : | a leader in religious or sacred affairs (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | luke, saint luke, st. luke, |
| definition | : | (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | mark, saint mark, st. mark, |
| definition | : | Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel (noun.person) |
3. a preacher of the Christian gospel (noun.person)
| derivation | : | revivalism, |
| definition | : | an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | evangelism, |
| definition | : | zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | evangelistic, |
| definition | : | relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel (adj.pert) |
4. (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 (noun.person)
| derivation | : | evangelism, |
| definition | : | zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel (noun.communication) |
5. a preacher of the Christian gospel (noun.person)
| derivation | : | revivalism, |
| definition | : | an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | evangelism, |
| definition | : | zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | evangelistic, |
| definition | : | relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel (adj.pert) |
6. (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 (noun.person)
| derivation | : | evangelism, |
| definition | : | zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel (noun.communication) |
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