Meaning of EVANGELIST
| Pronunciation: | | i'vanjulist
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- [n] a preacher of the Christian gospel
- [n] any of the spiritual leaders who re assumed to be authors of the New Testament Gospels
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| | Synonyms: | | gospeler, gospeller, revivalist |
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| | See Also: | | Aimee Semple McPherson, Billy Graham, Dwight Lyman Moody, Graham, John, John the Divine, John the Evangelist, Levi, Luke, Mark, Matthew, McPherson, Moody, Oral Roberts, preacher, preacher man, Roberts, Saint John, Saint John the Apostle, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, sermoniser, sermonizer, spiritual leader, St John, St John the Apostle, St Luke, St Mark, St Matthew, St Matthew the Apostle, televangelist, William Franklin Graham | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*van"gel*ist\, n. [F. ['e]vang['e]liste, L.
evangelista, fr. Gr. ?.]
A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines.
Specially:
(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 tittle though there were many evangelists
who were not Apistles. --Plumptre.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a "publisher of glad tidings;" a missionary preacher of the gospel (Eph. 4:11). This title is applied to Philip (Acts 21:8), who appears to have gone from city to city preaching the word (8:4, 40). Judging from the case of Philip, evangelists had neither the authority of an apostle, nor the gift of prophecy, nor the responsibility of pastoral supervision over a portion of the flock. They were itinerant preachers, having it as their special function to carry the gospel to places where it was previously unknown. The writers of the four Gospels are known as the Evangelists. |
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| | Related Terms: | | adorer, Ambrose of Milan, ante-Nicene Fathers, apostle, Athanasius, Barnabas, Basil, beadsman, celebrant, chapelgoer, churchgoer, Clement of Alexandria, Clement of Rome, colporteur, communicant, congregation, converter, Cyprian of Carthage, Cyril of Jerusalem, daily communicant, disciple, evangel, forerunner, Gabriel, Gregory of Nyssa, harbinger, herald, herald angel, Hermas, idolater, Ignatius, Irenaeus, Jerome, John, John Chrysostom, Justin Martyr, Lactantius Firmianus, Luke, Mark, missionary, missionary apostolic, missionary rector, missioner, Origen, Papias, Paul, Peter, petitioner, Polycarp, prayer, propagandist, proselyter, proselytizer, revivalist, saint, suppliant, supplicant, supplicator, Tertullian, venerator, votary, worshiper |
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