Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense evangelizes, present participle evangelizing, past tense, past participle evangelizedregional note: in BRIT, also use evangelise
verb
If someone evangelizes a group or area, they try to convert people to their religion, especially Christianity.
In AD 586 St Kentigern evangelized Tweeddale. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: preach to, exhort, proselytize, spread the gospel to More Synonyms of evangelize
evangelize in British English
or evangelise (ɪˈvændʒɪˌlaɪz)
verb
1.
to preach the Christian gospel or a particular interpretation of it (to)
2. (intransitive)
to advocate a cause with the object of making converts
Derived forms
evangelization (eˌvangeliˈzation) or evangelisation (eˌvangeliˈsation)
noun
evangelizer (eˈvangeˌlizer) or evangeliser (eˈvangeˌliser)
noun
evangelize in American English
(iˈvændʒəˌlaɪz; ɪˈvændʒəˌlaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: eˈvangeˌlized or eˈvangeˌlizing
1.
to preach the gospel to
2.
to convert to Christianity
verb intransitive
3.
to preach the gospel
Derived forms
evangelization (eˌvangeliˈzation)
noun
Word origin
ME evangelisen < OFr evangeliser < LL(Ec) evangelizare < LGr(Ec) euangelizein < euangelion: see evangel
Synonyms of 'evangelize'
preach to, exhort, proselytize, spread the gospel to
More Synonyms of evangelize
(verb)
Definition
to preach the Christian gospel (to)
Irish monks had settled there in the seventh century to evangelize the North.
Synonyms
preach to
exhort
proselytize
Christian groups were arrested for trying to proselytize people.
spread the gospel to
share the gospel with
tell the gospel to
offer the gospel to
Additional synonyms
in the sense of proselytize
Definition
to attempt to convert (someone)
Christian groups were arrested for trying to proselytize people.