evangelize
/ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlaɪz/
evangelize verb: to tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
Verb
evangelize (third-person singular simple present evangelizes, present participle evangelizing, simple past and past participle evangelized)
- To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
- his Apoſtles, whom he ſends To evangelize the Nations1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.
- […] nor is it the task of the Muslim to "evangelize" the unbelieving world.2002, Ergun Mehmet Caner, Emir Fethi Caner, Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs, page 11
- To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.
evangelize meaning in Malayalam and Arabic
evangelize in Malayalam
- convert, proselytize, redeem
- സുവിശേഷം പ്രചരിപ്പിക്കുക, മതപരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യുക, മതപരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യിക്കുക, ജിഹാദ്നടത്തുക, പ്രേഷണം ചെയ്യുക, പാപവിമുക്തനാക്കുക
evangelize in Arabic
- tell people about Christianity
- بَشَّرَ baššara
Forms of evangelize
| third-person singular present | evangelizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | evangelizing |
| past participle | evangelized |
| past | evangelized |
| alternative form | evangelise |
Origin of evangelize
From Old French évangéliser, equivalent to evangel + -ize, from Late Latin evangelizare, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō). Displaced native Old English godspellian (literally “to gospel”).
Words formed from evangelize
Questions about evangelize
- What does evangelize mean?
- Evangelize means to tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
- What is evangelize in Malayalam?
- Evangelize in Malayalam is സുവിശേഷം പ്രചരിപ്പിക്കുക, മതപരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യുക, മതപരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യിക്കുക. See Evangelize meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is evangelize?
- Evangelize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce evangelize?
- Evangelize is pronounced /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of evangelize?
- The past tense of evangelize is evangelized.
Words near evangelize in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: evangelize (page history and authors); evangelize (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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