televangelist
noun
tel·evan·ge·list
ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-list 
: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs
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Before his career ended in shame, televangelist was a pioneering legend, a magnetic preacher and performer whose mastery of both pulpit and piano earned a groundbreaking national and global following.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Swaggart also told Assemblies of God officials about infidelity involving televangelist Jim Bakker and a church secretary.
—Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
The rest of the ensemble works to mixed results: Ruffalo plays Marshall with a Trumpian affect and a game show host/televangelist style, licking his chops gilded with large white veneers; his wife (Toni Collette) fawns with her long manicure and salivates over sauce (yes, sauce).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
Like an ’80s televangelist, Lindell is a pro at exploiting religion to bilk the gullible.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Swaggart also told Assemblies of God officials about infidelity involving televangelist Jim Bakker and a church secretary.
—Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
The rest of the ensemble works to mixed results: Ruffalo plays Marshall with a Trumpian affect and a game show host/televangelist style, licking his chops gilded with large white veneers; his wife (Toni Collette) fawns with her long manicure and salivates over sauce (yes, sauce).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
Like an ’80s televangelist, Lindell is a pro at exploiting religion to bilk the gullible.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 June 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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