evangelists

Noun

evangelist (plural evangelists)

1. An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.

   Synonyms:

   gospeler

2. A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).
3. (primitive Church) A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
4. (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A patriarch.
5. (broadly) A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion.
   • Booth, William (1829-1912) English evangelist; founder and first general of the Salvation Army ... his subordinates being expected to give him unquestioning obedience.1992, J. D. Douglas, Who's Who in Christian History, →ISBN, page 94
6. A person hired to promote a particular technology.
   • developer evangelist

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