evangelist
noun [C] /ɪˈvæn.dʒə.lɪst/Definition
› a person who tries to persuade people to become Christians, often by travelling around and organizing religious meetings → See also televangelist (televangelism)Followers of religious groups evangelistic /ɪˌvæn.dʒəˈlɪs.tɪk/ adjective Christian denominationsThe Roman Catholic Church
(Definition of evangelist noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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