tel‧e‧van‧ge‧list /ˌtelɪˈvændʒələst, ˌtelɪˈvændʒəlɪst/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: television + evangelist]
someone who appears regularly on television to try to persuade people to become Christians, and often also asks people to give them money
—televangelism noun [uncountable]

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