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evangelist

noun
/ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/

Etymology

From Old French evangeliste, equivalent to evangel + -ist, from ecclesiastical Latin evangelista, from ecclesiastical Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistḗs, “bringer of good news”), from εὐαγγελίζεσθαι (euangelízesthai, “to evangelize”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”).

  1. derived from εὐαγγέλιον
  2. derived from evangelium
  3. derived from evangile
  4. inherited from evaungel
  5. formed as evangelist — “evangel + -ist”

Definitions

  1. An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in…

    An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.

  2. A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and…

    A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).

  3. A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A patriarch.

    2. A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with…

      A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion.

      • Booth, William (1829-1912) English evangelist; founder and first general of the Salvation Army ... his subordinates being expected to give him unquestioning obedience.
      • The film implies that the evangelist, as a type, is a fanatic, a sanctimonious prig, and ultimately a hypocrite.

    3. A person hired to promote a particular technology.

      • developer evangelist
      • […] and has worked in multiple roles, including as the C# Product Manager and as a Developer Evangelist in the Mid-Atlantic district.

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Derived

evangelism marketing, evangelistic, evangelistship, technology evangelist, televangelist

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at evangelist. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at evangelist. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at evangelist

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA