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televangelist

noun
/tɛlɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/

Etymology

Blend of television + evangelist.

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

Definitions

  1. A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion…

    A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his or her ministry to television broadcasts to a regular viewing audience.

    • Pastor Walton had spent several years learning from the televangelist host of Success-N-Life, Robert Tilton, at his Bible school in Texas.

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