evangelist

noun evan·ge·list \ i-ˈvan-jə-list \

|Updated on: 14 Jul 2018

Examples: evangelist in a Sentence

Definition of evangelist

1 often capitalized : a writer of any of the four Gospels

2 : a person who evangelizes; specifically : a Protestant minister or layman who preaches at special services

3 : an enthusiastic advocate

an evangelist for physical fitness

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Examples of evangelist in a Sentence

an evangelist of space exploration

Recent Examples of evangelist from the Web

Given the May 2017 tragedy in Manchester and America's general turmoil, Grande has morphed from pop icon to pop evangelist.

— rebecca farley, refinery29.com, "How Political Is Ariana Grande Willing To Be? Very.," 11 July 2018
Its pseudonymous inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, was a god in whose absence Bitcoin evangelists could only argue and dither.

— gideon lewis-kraus, WIRED, "The Blockchain: A Love Story—And a Horror Story," 18 June 2018
In a vivid personal essay for Kweli Journal, author Jodi M. Savage writes about growing up in New York City with her Pentecostal evangelist grandmother.

— danielle jackson, Longreads, "A Woman’s Search for Salvation, Love, and Family," 14 June 2018
The television evangelist is polling below Falcon and Maduro but could nonetheless split the opposition vote.

— Fox News, "Powerful, unpopular Venezuela leader faces opposition foes," 19 May 2018
Such bad optics in fact that Trump's been condemned by usually stalwart supporters like the Southern Baptist Convention and evangelist Franklin Graham.

— luke darby, GQ, "Trump Thinks Thousands of Detained, Traumatized Immigrant Kids Are a Great Bargaining Chip," 16 June 2018
Think of the remarkable rise of that uniquely American creed Mormonism, and of charismatic evangelists like Aimee Semple McPherson and Billy Graham, and of the vast mega-churches.

— matthew cooper, Newsweek, "How the Presidential Candidates Found Their Faith," 2 Apr. 2015
When Alice Waters, the evangelist for organic and locally grown cuisine, fried an egg on a spoon for 60 Minutes, Bourdain sniped not at her food, but at her marketing sense.

— spencer kornhaber, The Atlantic, "What Anthony Bourdain Understood About Authenticity," 12 June 2018
More than a travel guide, more than a food host, Mr. Bourdain was an evangelist of the senses.

— james poniewozik, New York Times, "Anthony Bourdain: The Man Who Ate the World," 8 June 2018

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First Known Use of evangelist

13th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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EVANGELIST Defined for English Language Learners

evangelist

noun

Definition of evangelist for English Language Learners

: a person and especially a preacher who tries to convince people to become Christian
: someone who talks about something with great enthusiasm
: a writer of any of the Gospels in the Bible