/ ɪˈvændʒəlɪst; NAmE / noun
1.
a person who tries to persuade people to become Christians, especially by travelling around the country holding religious meetings or speaking on radio or television
—see also televangelist
2.
Evangelist one of the four writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) of the books called the Gospels in the Bible
► evan·gel·ism noun [ U ]
► evan·gel·ist·ic / ɪˌvændʒəˈlɪstɪk; NAmE / adjective :
an evangelistic meeting
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French évangéliste , via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek euangelistēs , from euangelizesthai evangelize.