evangelistic
Americanadjective
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pertaining to evangelists or to preachers of the gospel.
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seeking to evangelize; striving to convert sinners.
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designed or fitted to evangelize.
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(often initial capital letter) of or relating to the four Evangelists.
Other Word Forms
- evangelistically adverb
Etymology
Origin of evangelistic
First recorded in 1835–45; evangelist + -ic
Example Sentences
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“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
Mr. Robertson ran for president in 1988, hoping to channel evangelistic popularity from his growing television empire, the Christian Broadcasting Network, into Republican political might.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023
The Rev. Canon J. John, who heads Britain’s Philo Trust evangelistic ministry, said those who dismiss a need for God might be deceiving themselves.
From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2023
We find Oliver Carr once more on an evangelistic tour, followed, we may be sure, by best wishes from Mattie Myers for his success.
From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)
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