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evangelist
CEFRC1
/ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who spreads Christian beliefs.
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noun
Extra detailA person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
Examples
Many of Tom's friends think he'll likely become an evangelist.
Tom is an evangelist.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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- Parts of speech
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- Citations
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- Synonyms
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Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).
An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
A patriarch.
More examples
In contextdeveloper evangelist
Booth, William (1829-1912) English evangelist; founder and first general of the Salvation Army ... his subordinates being expected to give him unquestioning obedience.
[…] and has worked in multiple roles, including as the C# Product Manager and as a Developer Evangelist in the Mid-Atlantic district.
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Origin
noun
From Old French evangeliste, equivalent to evangel + -ist, from ecclesiastical Latin evangelista, from ecclesiastical Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistḗs, “bringer of good news”), from εὐαγγελίζεσθαι (euangelízesthai, “to evangelize”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”).