evangelistic

American  

[ih-van-juh-lis-tik] / ɪˌvæn dʒəˈlɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to evangelists or to preachers of the gospel.

2. evangelical.

3. seeking to evangelize; striving to convert sinners.

4. designed or fitted to evangelize.

5. (often initial capital letter) of or relating to the four Evangelists.

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evangelistic British  

/ ɪˌvændʒɪˈlɪstɪk /

adjective

1. denoting, resembling, or relating to evangelists or their methods and attitudes

   evangelistic zeal

2. zealously advocating a cause

3. (often capital) of or relating to all or any of the four Evangelists

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Other Word Forms

• evangelistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of evangelistic

First recorded in 1835–45; evangelist + -ic

Example Sentences

“I don’t see any disharmony in this life between evangelistic effort on the one hand and benevolent care of people who suffer or who are in need on the other,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

The British barrister had moved to Zimbabwe with his wife and four children from Winchester in England in 1984 to work with an evangelistic organisation.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

“When people of faith donate money for evangelistic purposes, they reasonably expect those who solicit their donations to act as faithful stewards of those funds,” she said.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

In 2017, a poll sponsored by the Jews for Jesus evangelistic group found one-fifth of Jewish adults born between 1984 and 1999 believe Jesus was God in human form.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Their work is pastoral, evangelistic, literary and educational.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

Related Words

• fervent
• zealous