televangelist
noun
tel·evan·ge·list
ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-list 
: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs
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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.
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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
Advertisement Religion, government, and power The ambitious Pentecostal pastor and televangelist Malafaia—considered a kingmaker, is among those religious leaders in Brazil who have amassed wealth and celebrity through their sermons.
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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
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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
Advertisement Religion, government, and power The ambitious Pentecostal pastor and televangelist Malafaia—considered a kingmaker, is among those religious leaders in Brazil who have amassed wealth and celebrity through their sermons.
—Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 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
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televangelist
noun
tel·evan·ge·list
ˌtel-i-ˈvan-jə-ləst
: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs
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