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plural evangelists
(Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised. examples
(biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist). examples
(primitive Church) A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region. examples
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A patriarch. examples
(by extension) A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion. quotations examples
Booth, William (1829-1912) English evangelist; founder and first general of the Salvation Army ... his subordinates being expected to give him unquestioning obedience.
1992, J. D. Douglas, Who's Who in Christian History, page 94
Yet in the spreading consumer market of the mid-1700s, his renditions competed with others offering a far different account of the evangelist and his message. The famous artist William Hogarth mocked Whitefield in two engravings presenting the revivalist as a religious fanatic who held sway over the superstitious lower orders.
1994, Frank Lambert, "Pedlar in Divinity", page 10
The film implies that the evangelist, as a type, is a fanatic, a sanctimonious prig, and ultimately a hypocrite.
1996, Peter J. Conn, Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography, page 149
(technology) A person hired to promote a particular technology. quotations
[…] and has worked in multiple roles, including as the C# Product Manager and as a Developer Evangelist in the Mid-Atlantic district.
2007, James Avery, Jim Holmes, Windows Developer Power Tools, page xxii