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televangelist

noun

tel·​evan·​ge·​list ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-list How to pronounce televangelist (audio)
: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs
televangelism noun

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For more than a decade now, John has been shepherding a show centered around the life of Tammy Faye Bakker, the late Charlotte-region televangelist. Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025 The Supreme Court affirmed as much in a 1988 ruling involving televangelist Jerry Falwell. Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 Those renters are Rex Nichols and Rachel (Rodgers) Nichols, daughter of the Rev. Bob Rodgers, the televangelist and senior pastor of Evangel World Prayer Center in Louisville. Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 The latter was founded by American televangelist Paul Crouch and his wife Jan in 1973 and is currently overseen by president and CEO Matthew Crouch. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for televangelist

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of televangelist was in 1973

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“Televangelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/televangelist. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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televangelist

noun
tel·​evan·​ge·​list ˌtel-i-ˈvan-jə-ləst How to pronounce televangelist (audio)
: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs
televangelism noun
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