evangelist
[noun]
Synonyms: missionary, apostle, colporteur, missioner, propagandist

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e‧van‧ge‧list /ɪˈvændʒələst, ɪˈvændʒɪləst/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: evangeliste, from Greek euangelion 'good news, gospel', from eu- 'good' + angelos 'someone who brings a message']

1. someone who travels to different places and tries to persuade people to become Christians

2. Evangelist one of the four writers of the books in the Bible called the Gospels
—evangelism noun [uncountable]
—evangelistic /ɪˌvændʒəˈlɪstɪk◂, ɪˌvændʒɪˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective:
his evangelistic work

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