e ‧ van ‧ ge ‧ list /ɪˈvændʒələst, ɪˈvændʒɪləst/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: evangeliste , from Greek euangelion 'good news, gospel' , from eu- 'good' + angelos 'someone who brings a message' ]
1 . someone who travels to different places and tries to persuade people to become Christians
2 . Evangelist one of the four writers of the books in the Bible called the Gospels
—evangelism noun [uncountable]
—evangelistic /ɪˌvændʒəˈlɪstɪk◂, ɪˌvændʒɪˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective :
his evangelistic work