televangelist

noun

tel·​evan·​ge·​list ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-list 

: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs

televangelism

ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-ˌli-zəm 

noun

Examples of televangelist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everyone who was anyone among evangelicals – preacher Billy Graham, gospel singer Pat Boone, fellow televangelist Oral Roberts – appeared on the show. — John Wigger, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

In the halcyon days of the televangelists, when Jim Bakker stood shoulder to shoulder with fire and brimstone preachers such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, the collection plate always seemed bottomless. — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

The Republican president had courted the Religious Right, even saluting PTL during a convention of televangelists. — Tim Funk, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Jim Bakker, the televangelist who built a media empire with former wife Tammy Faye Bakker, has died. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for televangelist

• evangelist

Kids Definition

televangelist

noun

tel·​evan·​ge·​list ˌtel-i-ˈvan-jə-ləst 

: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs

televangelism

-ˌliz-əm 

noun