Definition of Evangilist
Evangelist, a name given in the early Church to one whose office it
was to persuade the ignorant and unbelieving into the fold of the Church.
- Wikipedia
E*van"gel*ist, n. [F.
évangéliste, L. evangelista, fr. Gr.
&?;.] A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his
doctrines. Specifically: (a) A missionary
preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a resident pastor; an
itinerant missionary preacher. (b) A
writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite article); as,
the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
(c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are
chiefly directed to arouse to immediate repentance.
The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might claim
the title though there were many evangelists who were not
Apostles. Plumptre.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious
sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of
our neighbors.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- (Christianity) a Christian minister or layperson who serves as an itinerant or special preacher, especially of revivalist
- a preacher of the gospel
- any of the writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) of the four Gospels
- (in primitive Church) a person who first brought the gospel to a city or region
- (Mormon Church) a patriarch
- a person marked by evangelical enthusiasm for or support of any cause
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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