Definition of EVANGELIST

evangelist

Plural: evangelists

Noun

  • a preacher of the Christian gospel
  • (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
  • An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
  • A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).
  • A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
  • A patriarch.
  • A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion.
  • A person hired to promote a particular technology.

Examples

  • "developer evangelist"

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Scrabble Score: 14

evangelist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
evangelist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
evangelist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

evangelist is a valid Words With Friends word