Definitions for: Evangelist


[n] a preacher of the Christian gospel
[n] any of the spiritual leaders who re assumed to be authors of the New Testament Gospels



Webster (1913) Definition: E*van"gel*ist, n. [F. ['e]vang['e]liste, L.
evangelista, fr. Gr. ?.]
A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines.
Specially:
(a) A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a
resident pastor; an itinerant missionary preacher.
(b) A writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite
article); as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John.
(c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed
to arouse to immediate repentance.

The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might
claim the tittle though there were many evangelists
who were not Apistles. --Plumptre.

Synonyms: gospeler, gospeller, revivalist

See Also: Aimee Semple McPherson, Billy Graham, Dwight Lyman Moody, Graham, John, John the Divine, John the Evangelist, Levi, Luke, Mark, Matthew, McPherson, Moody, Oral Roberts, preacher, preacher man, Roberts, Saint John, Saint John the Apostle, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, sermoniser, sermonizer, spiritual leader, St John, St John the Apostle, St Luke, St Mark, St Matthew, St Matthew the Apostle, televangelist, William Franklin Graham

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