Evangelist

  1. Noun.  (biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (''also'' evangelist.).
  2. Noun.  (Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist.
  3. Noun.  A preacher of the gospel.
  4. Noun.  (Bible) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), ''usually'' Evangelist.
  5. Noun.  (context, primitive Church) A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
  6. Noun.  (context, Mormon Church) A patriarch.
  7. Noun.  A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion.

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