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Definition: Evangelist |
EvangelistNoun1. A preacher of the Christian gospel. 2. Any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the New Testament Gospels. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "evangelist" was first used: sometime around 1200. (references) |
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Satire | EVANGELIST, 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. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Bible | Evangelist a "publisher of glad tidings;" a missionary preacher of the gospel (Eph. 4:11). This title is applied to Philip (Acts 21:8), who appears to have gone from city to city preaching the word (8:4, 40). Judging from the case of Philip, evangelists had neither the authority of an apostle, nor the gift of prophecy, nor the responsibility of pastoral supervision over a portion of the flock. They were itinerant preachers, having it as their special function to carry the gospel to places where it was previously unknown. The writers of the four Gospels are known as the Evangelists. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Evangelism, from the Greek word "eu-aggelos" meaning "the good news" or "the Gospel", is the dissemination of the Christian Gospel. By metaphor, it also refers to any form of recruitment or spreading-the-word for a group or movement seen as ideological or committed: hence, for instance, open source evangelism.The "Evangelical" movement in Christianity encompasses denominations and parachurch organizations which, among other characteristics, focus on evangelism and the drawing-in of new converts -- in their terminology, the "saving of souls". Discussion of religious behavior sometimes contrasts evangelical groups with liturgical groups, those which focus on ritual practice among the existing members as opposed to drawing in new members.
See also Evangelist, Televangelism.
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
An evangelist is a person who preaches the Christian Gospel. The word 'evangelist' comes from the Greek word for 'bringing good news' (εὐάγγελος). Generally, evangelists are protestants, and lead meetings known as revivals, harvest meetings or evangelistic crusades.Evangelists generally lead large meetings, possibly in tents or existing churches, in contrast to street corner preaching where the listeners are only those who are nearby on the street.
Well known evangelists:
See also Evangelism, Televangelism.
- Billy Graham
- Aimee Semple McPherson
- Dwight L. Moody
- Mueller
- Charles Spurgeon
- Billy Sunday
Evangelist is also a designation for each of the (anonymous) authors of the four Gospels in the New Testament, traditionally known as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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Synonyms: EvangelistSynonyms: gospeler (n), gospeller (n), revivalist (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Judeo-Christian Revelation | Prophet; (seer); evangelist, apostle, disciple, saint; the Fathers, the Apostolical Fathers; Holy Men of old, inspired penmen. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Evangelist |
| English words defined with "evangelist": Aimee Semple McPherson ♦ Billy Graham ♦ Dwight Lyman Moody ♦ Graham ♦ McPherson, moody ♦ Oral Roberts ♦ Roberts ♦ Salvationist ♦ televangelist ♦ William Franklin Graham. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "evangelist": Apostles, where buried ♦ Bartholomew ♦ Candace ♦ Rings Noted in Fable ♦ Symbols of Saints ♦ Tiberias, Sea of. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Evangelist" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (evangelist), Swedish (evangelist). |
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Clever | Weight an evangelist carries with God: 1 billigram. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Evangelist (1915) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Evangelist preaching sermon. Pentecostal church, Cambria, Illinois. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Business | In March Henan police detained evangelist Xu Yongze and eight of his associates in an attempt to close down his church network. (references) | |
Relatives and friends of evangelist Xu Yongze reported in March that he and other detainees with him were beaten by Henan authorities. (references) | ||
Political Economy | Sudan | In April Christian church authorities invited a German evangelist to address a rally in central Khartoum to celebrate Easter Mass and secured appropriate permits for the rally. (references) |
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| "Evangelist" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.91% of the time. "Evangelist" is used about 92 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.91% | 91 | 34,491 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 1.09% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 92 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "evangelist" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Evangelist | Last name | 200 | 38,076 |
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Expressions using "evangelist": John the Evangelist ♦ television evangelist ♦ TV evangelist. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "evangelist": evangelist-propagandist. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "evangelist"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | evangjelist, ungjillor (evangelic, evangelical). (various references) | |
Arabic | مبشر مسيحى, مبشر (auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, hopeful, missionary, preacher, promise, promising), أحد مؤلفى الأناجيل الأربعة. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | мисионер (missionary), евангелист (evangelical). (various references) | |
Czech | evangelista. (various references) | |
Finnish | evankelista. (various references) | |
French | évangéliste. (various references) | |
German | evangelist. (various references) | |
Greek | ευαγγελιστικός, ευαγγελιστήσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | evangélista, evangelizátor. (various references) | |
Indonesian | evangelis (evangelical), penginjil, pengabar injil (missionary). (various references) | |
Italian | evangelista. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 伝"者 (evangelistic worker), 伝"師 , エネルギー問題 (apron, apron stage, effect, effective, effector, effects, energy, energy problems, ephedrine, epic, epicurean, epigone, epigram, epigraph, epilogue, episode, episteme, epitaph, epitaxy, Epson, evaluation, evaluator, evaporated milk, event, ever, ever onward, Everest, Everglaze, evergreen, Everpleats, Everwhite, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FM, FM tuner, foam rubber, frequency modulation, Jehovah, rapier, special version of a product with features that allow it to be used for evaluation, tags attached to industrial equipment when defects or malfunctions are discovered). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | で"どうしゃ (evangelistic worker), で"どうし, エバンジェリスト . (various references) | |
Manx | Ean Sushtallagh (John the Evangelist). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | evangelistay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | evangelista (gospeller). (various references) | |
Romanian | evanghelist (gospeller). (various references) | |
Russian | евангелист (gospeller). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | jevanđelista. (various references) | |
Spanish | evangelista (gospeller). (various references) | |
Swedish | evangelist, missionär (missionary), förkunnare (announcer, preacher, proclaimer), förkämpe (abolitionist, advocate, campaigner, champion, crusader, paladin, protagonist). (various references) | |
Thai | ผู้ที่สอนศาสนาคริสต์. (various references) | |
Turkish | evangelist kimse, incili yazanlardan herbiri, gezici vaiz. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | "вангеліст, місіонер (missionary). (various references) | |
Welsh | efengylydd, efengylwr. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | evangelistes. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | evangelistae, evangelistam, evangelistas. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 21, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Th de epaurion exelqonteV oi peri ton paulon hlqon eiV kaisareian kai eiselqonteV eiV ton oikon filippou tou euaggelistou tou ontoV ek twn epta emeinamen par autw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Alia autem die profecti venimus Caesaream et intrantes in domum Philippi evangelistae qui erat de septem mansimus apud eum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And another dai we yeden forth, and camen to Cesarie. And we entriden in to the hous of Filip euangelist, that was oon of the seuene, and dwelliden at hym. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The nexte daye we that were of Pauls copany departed and came vnto Cesarea. And we entred into the housse of Philip ye Evagelist which was one of the seve deacones and abode with him. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came to Cesarea; and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven; and abode with him. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And on the day after, we went away and came to Caesarea, where we were guests in the house of Philip, the preacher, who was one of the seven. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 21, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug sa pagkasunod nga adlaw migikan kami ug nahiabut sa Cesarea; ug didto misulod kami sa balay ni Felipe nga ibanghilista, ang usa sa pito, ug mipabilin kami diha kaniya. |
| Croatian | Sutradan otputovasmo i stigosmo u Cezareju. Uðosmo u kuæu Filipa evanðelista, jednog od sedmorice, i ostadosmo kod njega. |
| Danish | Og den følgende Dag droge vi derfra og kom til Kæsarea, og vi gik ind i Evangelisten Filips Hus, han, som var en af de syv, og bleve hos ham. |
| Finnish | Mutta seuraavana päivänä me lähdimme sieltä ja tulimme Kesareaan, jossa menimme evankelista Filippuksen tykö, joka oli yksi niistä seitsemästä, ja jäimme hänen tykönsä. |
| French | Nous partîmes le lendemain, et nous arrivâmes Césarée. Étant entrés dans la maison de Philippe l`évangéliste, qui était l`un des sept, nous logeâmes chez lui. |
| German | Des andern Tages zogen wir aus, die wir um Paulus waren, und kamen gen Cäsarea und gingen in das Haus Philippus des Evangelisten, der einer der sieben war, und blieben bei ihm. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Besoknya kami berangkat pula, lalu sampai di Kaisarea. Di situ kami pergi kepada penginjil yang bernama Filipus, lalu tinggal di rumahnya. Ia adalah salah satu dari ketujuh orang yang terpilih di Yerusalem. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada keesokan harinya kami pun berangkatlah, lalu sampai ke Kaisaria, serta masuk ke dalam rumah Pilipus, guru Injil itu, yaitu seorang daripada ketujuh orang itu, lalu tinggallah kami sertanya. |
| Italian | Ripartiti il giorno seguente, giungemmo a Cesarèa; ed entrati nella casa dell'evangelista Filippo, che era uno dei Sette, sostammo presso di lui. |
| Maori | ¶ I te aonga ake ka turia atu e matou, ka haere ki Hiharia: a tomo ana ki te whare o Piripi kaikauwhau, ko ia nei tetahi o nga tokowhitu; noho ana i a ia. |
| Norwegian | Næste dag drog vi derfra og kom til Cesarea; der tok vi inn hos Filip, evangelisten, som var en av de syv, og blev hos ham. |
| Portuguese | Partindo no dia seguinte, fomos a Cesaréia; e entrando em casa de Felipe, o evangelista, que era um dos sete, ficamos com ele. |
| Rumanian | A doua zi, am plecat wi am ajuns la Cezarea. Am intrat kn casa lui Filip evanghelistul, care era unul din cei wapte, wi am gqzduit la el. |
| Shuar | ¶ Kashin tsawarar Nuyá Jíinkir nunkan weri Sesaria péprunam jeamji. Nui Jiripi jeen jear pujusmaji. Jiripikia Yus-Chichaman etserniuyayi. Nuik Jerusarénnum siati aishmankan Yusa takatrin Wáinkiarat tusar anaikiarmia Nú Jiripiiti. |
| Spanish | Al día siguiente, partimos y llegamos a Cesarea. Entramos a la casa de Felipe el evangelista, quien era uno de los siete, y nos alojamos con él. |
| Swahili | Kesho yake tuliondoka tukaenda Kaisarea. Huko Kaisarea tulikwenda nyumbani kwa mhubiri Filipo. Yeye alikuwa mmoja wa wale saba waliochaguliwa kule Yerusalemu. |
| Uma | ¶ Kamepulo-na, me'ongko' wo'o-makai hilou hi ngata Kaisarea. Hi ree-kai hilou mo'oha' hi tomi Filipus. Filipus toei, tauna to mpokeni Kareba Lompe', pai' hi'a toe-mi hadua ngkai tauna to pitu to rapelihi hi Yerusalem wengi. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "evangelist": evangelistic, evangelistically, evangelists. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "evangelist": televangelist. (additional references) | |
Words containing "evangelist": televangelists. (additional references) | |
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"Evangelist" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Deangelis, evabgelist, evalgelist, evangalist, Evangalista, evangelise, evangelista, Evangelisti, Evangelos, evangilist, evangulist, evanjelist, Vangelis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "evangelist" (pronounced iva"njuli'st or ēva"njuli'st) |
| 5 | -u l i' s t | dualist, experimentalist, fatalist, gradualist, minimalist, moralist, revivalist, royalist, sensationalist. |
| 4 | -l i' s t | backlist, blacklist, checklist, realist, stylist. |
| 3 | -i' s t | absurdist, astrophysicist, baptist, bassist, careerist, centrist, chartist, cheesiest, chemist, clearest, climatologist, collectivist, conformist, constructionist, consumerist, corporatist, costliest, counterterrorist, cubist, cutest, czarist, defeatist, dramatist, egotist, essayist, expansionist, flavorist, flutist, futurist, harpist, horticulturist, humanist, jurist, lyrist, monarchist, monetarist, nativist, nicest, nudist, optimist, optometrist, parodist, percussionist, perfectionist, pharmacologist, physicist, pinkest, podiatrist, practiced, pragmatist, publicist, purist, recidivist, reformist, religionist, revisionist, satanist, saxophonist, sexist, soloist, statist, suffragist, terrorist, trombonist, typist, vaguest. |
| 5 | -u l i' s t | dualist, experimentalist, fatalist, gradualist, minimalist, moralist, revivalist, royalist, sensationalist. |
| 4 | -l i' s t | backlist, blacklist, checklist, realist, stylist. |
| 3 | -i' s t | absurdist, astrophysicist, baptist, bassist, careerist, centrist, chartist, cheesiest, chemist, clearest, climatologist, collectivist, conformist, constructionist, consumerist, corporatist, costliest, counterterrorist, cubist, cutest, czarist, defeatist, dramatist, egotist, essayist, expansionist, flavorist, flutist, futurist, harpist, horticulturist, humanist, jurist, lyrist, monarchist, monetarist, nativist, nicest, nudist, optimist, optometrist, parodist, percussionist, perfectionist, pharmacologist, physicist, pinkest, podiatrist, practiced, pragmatist, publicist, purist, recidivist, reformist, religionist, revisionist, satanist, saxophonist, sexist, soloist, statist, suffragist, terrorist, trombonist, typist, vaguest. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-g-i-l-n-s-t-v" | |
-1 letter: agentives, anglesite, elevating, galenites, gelatines, levigates, negatives, teaseling. | |
-2 letters: agentive, egalites, elatives, ensilage, envisage, evangels, galenite, gelatine, gelatins, genitals, gentiles, leaviest, leavings, legatine, levigate, lineages, naivetes, negative, sleaving, sleeting, sleeving, stealing, steeling, steeving, valeting, vealiest, veinlets, ventages, ventails, vintages. | |
-3 letters: aiglets, alevins, atingle, avenges, eaglets, easting, eatings, egalite, elastin, elating, elative, elegant, elegist. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-g-i-l-n-s-t-v" | |
+1 letter: evangelists, everlasting. | |
+2 letters: evangelistic, everlastings. | |
+3 letters: everlastingly, televangelism, televangelist. | |
+4 letters: superelevating, televangelisms, televangelists. | |
+5 letters: evangelizations, everlastingness, governmentalism, governmentalist, overregulations, overspeculating. | |
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