Definition

1. Noun:
   • (Capitalized) An author of a Gospel: One of the four traditionally recognized authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John.
   • A preacher of the gospel: A person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially through public preaching or missionary work.

Examples

• Noun (Author):

  • Luke the Evangelist is traditionally believed to have written the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
  • The symbols for the four Evangelists are a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle.

• Noun (Preacher):

  • The traveling evangelist held a large revival meeting in the city park.
  • She felt a calling to become an evangelist and share her faith with others.

Advanced Usage

• "Televangelist": A specific type of evangelist who conducts religious ministry on television.

  • The televangelist's program reached millions of viewers every week.

• "Itinerant evangelist": An evangelist who travels from place to place to preach.

  • In the 19th century, many itinerant evangelists spread their message across the American frontier.

Variants and Related Words

• Evangelism (n): The act of preaching or spreading the Christian gospel.

  • Their church is focused on evangelism and community outreach.

• Evangelistic (adj): Pertaining to evangelists or evangelism; zealously advocating for a cause.

  • He gave an evangelistic sermon that moved the entire congregation.
  • She has an evangelistic zeal for environmental conservation. (Figurative use)

• Evangelize (v): To preach the Christian gospel; to convert or seek to convert someone to Christianity.

  • The missionaries aimed to evangelize the local population.

Synonyms

• Missionary: A person sent on a religious mission, especially to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
• Preacher: A person who delivers sermons or religious speeches.
• Revivalist: A person who seeks to reawaken religious faith, often through evangelistic meetings.

Related Phrases

• "The Four Evangelists": A standard phrase referring to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

  • The stained-glass window depicted the Four Evangelists.

• "Evangelist for a cause": (Figurative) A person who is a passionate and persuasive advocate for a particular idea, product, or movement.

  • He became a leading evangelist for open-source software.

Noun

1. (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
2. a preacher of the Christian gospel