evangelism

noun

evan·​ge·​lism i-ˈvan-jə-ˌli-zəm 

1

: the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ

2

: militant or crusading zeal

evangelistic

i-ˌvan-jə-ˈli-stik 

adjective

evangelistically

i-ˌvan-jə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of evangelism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His moral clarity and resolve helped dismantle communism’s grip across Eastern Europe, creating space for evangelism and spiritual renewal. —Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025

The Bookshelf The Bookshelf Katherine Howell A tribute to Buckley’s evangelism for music, a warning against miseducation of America’s elites, and a memoir of Churchill’s youth and early military campaigns. —Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025

What happened to override a century’s worth of milk evangelism? —HubSpot, 2 May 2025

The magazine played host to heated debates on the place of Christianity in Straits Chinese culture, given that some intellectuals associated Christian evangelism with attitudes of European racial supremacy. —H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for evangelism

• activism
• ageism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism

Kids Definition

evangelism

noun

evan·​ge·​lism i-ˈvan-jə-ˌliz-əm 

: the winning or reawakening of personal commitments to Jesus

evangelistic

-ˌvan-jə-ˈlis-tik 

adjective