evangelize

[ih-van-juh-lahyz]

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verb (used with object), e·van·ge·lized, e·van·ge·liz·ing.

to preach the gospel to.

to convert to Christianity.

verb (used without object), e·van·ge·lized, e·van·ge·liz·ing.

to preach the gospel; act as an evangelist.

Also especially British, e·van·ge·lise.

Origin of evangelize

1350–1400; Middle English evangelisen < Late Latin evangelizāre < Late Greek euangelízein. See evangel¹, -ize

Related formse·van·ge·li·za·tion, noune·van·ge·liz·er, nounun·e·van·ge·lized, adjective

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Related Words for evangelizer

cleric, evangelist, missionary, clergy, parson, divine, ecclesiastic, minister, reverend, revivalist, clerical, evangelizer

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Historical Examples of evangelizer

Was its vitality as an evangelizer exhausted in converting Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian?
John B. Remsburg

British Dictionary definitions for evangelizer

evangelize

evangelise

verb

to preach the Christian gospel or a particular interpretation of it (to)

(intr) to advocate a cause with the object of making converts

Derived Formsevangelization or evangelisation, nounevangelizer or evangeliser, noun

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Word Origin and History for evangelizer

evangelize

late 14c., from Old French evangeliser "to spread or preach the Gospel," and directly from Medieval Latin or Late Latin evangelizare, from Greek euangelizesthai (see evangelist). Related: Evangelized; evangelizing; evangelization.