evangelistic

[ ih-van-juh-lis-tik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to evangelists or to preachers of the gospel.
2. evangelical.
3. seeking to evangelize; striving to convert sinners.
4. designed or fitted to evangelize.
5. (often initial capital letter) of or relating to the four Evangelists.

Other Words From

• e·vange·listi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of evangelistic¹

First recorded in 1835–45; evangelist + -ic

Example Sentences

Over 73 percent of the funds that congregations donate to the national SBC organization goes to support evangelistic work.

From The Daily Beast

More importantly, the evangelistic ethos is supposed to infuse everyday life.

From The Daily Beast

In films like this, an evangelistic and ministerial mission do much more than a good script to assure commercial success.

From The Daily Beast

It was a practice with us for many years to arrange a special evangelistic medical trip in the spring of the year.

From Project Gutenberg

By far the most important, and the most frequently insisted on, is success in evangelistic work.

From Project Gutenberg

Evangelistic efforts, the relief of the sick and poor, and the inculcation of temperance are zealously carried on.

From Project Gutenberg

In our judgment, the time had fully come for us to commence evangelistic work in this part of the nation.

From Project Gutenberg

Two, therefore, were appointed: one to give his time largely to evangelistic work, the other wholly to that of the association.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fervent
• zealous