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单词 televangelist
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Definition of televangelist in English:

televangelist

(also tele-evangelist)
noun tɛlɪˈvan(d)ʒ(ə)lɪstˌtɛləˈvændʒələst
North American
  • An evangelical preacher who appears regularly on television to promote beliefs and appeal for funds.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Projected on the gallery wall, the video of the event convincingly resembled programs hosted by televangelists.
    • Televangelism became immensely profitable, with many televangelists drawing in millions of dollars every year, far exceeding the budgets of entire denominations.
    • The televangelist also told CNN yesterday that he wished the president would admit to making mistakes, and suggested that his frustrations had been growing.
    • We now know what happened with the televangelists.
    • I was religious-channel surfing a couple of weeks ago and stopped at a televangelist whose hair and make-up were mesmerizing.
    • Do you ask for money on your broadcasts, like televangelists have done in the past?
    • But he's no ordinary televangelist, preaching hell and damnation, repentance and Judgement Day.
    • Like the tele-evangelists of today, these wandering preachers were trying to spread good news.
    • Technological advance and productivity gains have made it possible for televangelists, day traders, and historians to flourish.
    • ‘Good evening, brothers and sisters,’ said Billy with the same tone he had used in his early days as a televangelist.
    • Today's religious airwaves are filled with radio and televangelists preaching the gospel of success.
    • People send money to televangelists, and it makes them feel good.
    • ‘Holy Father, we thank you for providing us with guidance,’ said Bob, who works for an influential televangelist.
    • Most of these tortured souls end up among the ranks of bureaucrats, politicians, teachers, televangelists, social workers and ‘mental-health professionals’.
    • A fiery televangelist recently testified to an ominous scenario in which God, in the Bible, is alerting faithful Bible readers to the awesome dangers of current and impending world events.
    • At length, he came to the television broadcasting facility of a televangelist.
    • If most of your exposure to religion involves televangelists, you may not realize just how many churches run on shoestring budgets.
    • When a televangelist decides to broadcast a special from within the jail, the sheriff's department is only too eager to comply.

Derivatives

  • televangelical

  • adjective
    North American
    • These churches engage in multiple business ventures from tele-evangelical services to lucrative music businesses and have slick websites offering ‘online shopping’.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He said this tele-evangelical proclamation of the ‘good news’, centred on the individual is gradually eating away the fabric of Catholic life.
      • There are no easy ways to screen fake from genuine pastoral care or to distinguish the spiritual agency from the business-oriented, televangelical station.
      • Before any session, a remote controlled tele-evangelical advisor, in a video confession meeting, advises him on every matter and on every move.
      • But outside of the televangelical context, Christian music, videos, films, and magazines are not uniformly designed to convert consumers.
  • televangelism

  • noun tɛlɪˈvan(d)ʒ(ə)lɪz(ə)mˌtɛləˈvændʒəˌlɪzəm
    North American
    • Outside of televangelism, blame is being irrationally assigned as well.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Television and televangelism usually work through viewership.
      • The crucial resource was the network of fundamentalist pastors and the networks of audiences for televangelism shows.
      • His riffs on the starving in Africa, relationships, Jesus Christ and the woeful state of televangelism in America, and, ironically, drunk driving are still beloved of comedy fans everywhere.
      • But let's not forget that professional wrestling, hate radio and televangelism are extremely popular.

Rhymes

evangelist
 
 

Definition of televangelist in US English:

televangelist

(also tele-evangelist)
nounˌteləˈvanjələstˌtɛləˈvændʒələst
North American
  • An evangelical preacher who appears regularly on television to preach and appeal for funds.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was religious-channel surfing a couple of weeks ago and stopped at a televangelist whose hair and make-up were mesmerizing.
    • ‘Holy Father, we thank you for providing us with guidance,’ said Bob, who works for an influential televangelist.
    • People send money to televangelists, and it makes them feel good.
    • If most of your exposure to religion involves televangelists, you may not realize just how many churches run on shoestring budgets.
    • A fiery televangelist recently testified to an ominous scenario in which God, in the Bible, is alerting faithful Bible readers to the awesome dangers of current and impending world events.
    • The televangelist also told CNN yesterday that he wished the president would admit to making mistakes, and suggested that his frustrations had been growing.
    • Televangelism became immensely profitable, with many televangelists drawing in millions of dollars every year, far exceeding the budgets of entire denominations.
    • Projected on the gallery wall, the video of the event convincingly resembled programs hosted by televangelists.
    • But he's no ordinary televangelist, preaching hell and damnation, repentance and Judgement Day.
    • At length, he came to the television broadcasting facility of a televangelist.
    • When a televangelist decides to broadcast a special from within the jail, the sheriff's department is only too eager to comply.
    • Do you ask for money on your broadcasts, like televangelists have done in the past?
    • Like the tele-evangelists of today, these wandering preachers were trying to spread good news.
    • We now know what happened with the televangelists.
    • Today's religious airwaves are filled with radio and televangelists preaching the gospel of success.
    • Most of these tortured souls end up among the ranks of bureaucrats, politicians, teachers, televangelists, social workers and ‘mental-health professionals’.
    • Technological advance and productivity gains have made it possible for televangelists, day traders, and historians to flourish.
    • ‘Good evening, brothers and sisters,’ said Billy with the same tone he had used in his early days as a televangelist.
 
 
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