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
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an evangelist of space exploration
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In recent years, after a career in central banking and the private sector, Mr. Carney became something of an evangelist for sustainable finance, investing and fund-raising for projects geared toward fighting climate change.
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Amber Bracken, New York Times, 22 May 2025
But Ford is also a downtown evangelist and has big dreams for what the area could become: A densely packed place where people live, work, shop and have fun.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The horticultural side of the store is run by owner Faith Gay, the daughter of an orchid-hybridizer and an evangelist of desert flora.
—Rachel Monroe, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Adeyemo-Azeez was an ordained evangelist and passionate about winning souls for Christ, her daughter Kushana Allen told the Star-Telegram.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
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Amber Bracken, New York Times, 22 May 2025
But Ford is also a downtown evangelist and has big dreams for what the area could become: A densely packed place where people live, work, shop and have fun.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The horticultural side of the store is run by owner Faith Gay, the daughter of an orchid-hybridizer and an evangelist of desert flora.
—Rachel Monroe, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Adeyemo-Azeez was an ordained evangelist and passionate about winning souls for Christ, her daughter Kushana Allen told the Star-Telegram.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evangelist
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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"
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