televangelismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌtel.ɪˈvæn.dʒə.lɪ.zəm/us/ˌtel.ɪˈvæn.dʒə.lɪ.zəm/(especially in the US) the activity of preaching (= giving religious speeches) on television in order to persuade people to become Christians and give money to religious organizations
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Religious practices
- agarbatti
- anoint
- baptize
- bless
- celebrate
- confess
- confession
- flagellate
- genuflect
- genuflection
- go into/enter the church idiom
- hadj
- mortification of the flesh idiom
- observance
- pilgrimage
- purdah
- reborn
- revival
- revival meeting
- veil
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televangelist
noun [ C ] uk/ˌtel.ɪˈvæn.dʒə.lɪst/us/ˌtel.ɪˈvæn.dʒə.lɪst/