televangelist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of televangelist
1980–85; blend of television and evangelist
Example Sentences
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The pastor possesses the charisma of an American televangelist, with expressions that shift dramatically with the tone of his sermons.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Located five miles from Disneyland on the Garden Grove campus that once housed televangelist Robert Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral Ministries, the Shroud of Turin Experience is Orange County’s newest tourist attraction with a Christian twist.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
“Your untimely death has crushed me, and broken the hearts of believers and shocked an entire nation,” televangelist and former Vice-President Nevers Mumba posted on Facebook after Ngosa’s death was announced on Friday.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024
Liberty University was co-founded in 1971 by the televangelist Jerry Falwell.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024
The videos provided a clearer picture of the Feb. 11 shooting in Lakewood Church, one of the nation’s largest megachurches, led by the televangelist Joel Osteen.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024
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