evangelist

noun

evan·​ge·​list i-ˈvan-jə-list 

1

often capitalized : a writer of any of the four Gospels

2

: a person who evangelizes

specifically : a Protestant minister or layman who preaches at special services

3

: an enthusiastic advocate

an evangelist for physical fitness

Examples of evangelist in a Sentence

an evangelist of space exploration

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the most hardcore manual transmission evangelists will concede that hybrid supercars are an exceptional driving experience, and, obviously, a more modern one, because technology doesn’t have much time for nostalgia. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025

Liang has become the Sam Altman of China – an evangelist for AI technology and investment in new research. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025

Moreover, many thought leaders and AI evangelists contend that predictive AI delivers greater returns than genAI. —Eric Siegel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025

In 1 John 1:5, John, the evangelist, writes that God is light with no darkness. —Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

evangelist

noun

evan·​ge·​list i-ˈvan-jə-ləst 

: a Christian preacher who goes about from place to place trying to change or increase people's religious feelings

Etymology

Middle English evangelist "one of the writers of the four Gospels," from early French and Latin evangelista (same meaning), from Greek euangelizein "to preach the gospel," from euangelion "good news, gospel," from eu- "good" and angelos "messenger, angel"