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Noun: evangelist  i'van-ju-list
  1. A preacher of the Christian gospel
    - revivalist, gospeler [US], gospeller
Noun: Evangelist
  1. (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Derived forms: evangelists, Evangelists

Type of: preacher, preacher man, sermoniser [Brit], sermonizer, spiritual leader

Encyclopedia: Evangelist