late 12c., "Matthew, Mark, Luke or John," from Old French evangelist and directly from Late Latin evangelista, from Greek euangelistes "preacher of the gospel," literally "bri [..]

Evangelist [S]a "publisher of glad tidings;" a missionary preacher of the gospel ( Ephesians 4:11 ). This title is applied to Philip ( Acts 21:8 ), who appears to have gone from city to city [..]

person who seeks to convert others to his or her faith.

n. A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.

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: [..]

(publisher of glad tidings). In the New Testament the "evangelists" appear on the one hand after the "apostles" and "prophets;" on the other before the "pastors" [..]

(n) a preacher of the Christian gospel(n) (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

n. "evangelist (in the Bible)," s.v. evangelist OED. KEY: evangelist@n

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(Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised. (Bible) A writer of a gospel, especially the [..]

(biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (''also'' evangelist.)