evangelism

noun

evan·​ge·​lism i-ˈvan-jə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce evangelism (audio)
1
: the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ
2
: militant or crusading zeal
evangelistic adjective
evangelistically adverb

Examples of evangelism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Still, some in the field see Holick's evangelism for vitamin D as conflicting with his role working on the Endocrine Society guidelines. Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024 Murder and enslavement as a brute form of evangelism. Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024 Keith Gill, who has been silent on social media for the past three years—and whose evangelism for GameStop shares led to a massive run-up in the stock—posted an image Sunday. Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 May 2024 The report — which addresses the working conditions of working dogs — somehow escaped our noticed until we were scooped by our friends at USA Facts, a data evangelism and dissemination outfit founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for evangelism 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of evangelism was circa 1626

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“Evangelism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evangelism. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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evangelism

noun
evan·​ge·​lism i-ˈvan-jə-ˌliz-əm How to pronounce evangelism (audio)
: the winning or reawakening of personal commitments to Jesus
evangelistic adjective

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