noun
Meaning 1
The process of evangelizing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
evangelism
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sermon, discourse, preaching
Narrower terms: televangelism
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English evangel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English evangelism From evangel + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Amharic: ወንገላዊነት (wängälawinät) — sharing news to persuade and/or recruit someone
- Catalan: evangelisme — sharing news to persuade and/or recruit someone
- Japanese: 伝道 (dendou) — sharing news to persuade and/or recruit someone
Real reading context