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evangelism

evangelism

10 6.5
To tell people the Christian message to make them believers
  • noun
  • /ɪˈvæn.dʒə.lɪ.zəm/
: evangelismo
  • She dedicated her life to evangelism, traveling to various countries to spread the Christian message.
  • Christian evangelism
  • evangelism and missions

America has been the number one mission support for world evangelism for the history of America.

Examples

  • Even as many Tanzanians asked such questions, many turned to Christian evangelism for answers.

    Academic text (2000)
  • And yes, this is the foundation for the utter necessity of evangelism and missions.

    Blog text (18)
  • America has been the number one mission support for world evangelism for the history of America.

  • Such moments, along with many others in the Journal, turn familiar stories of evangelism on their head.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Clearly, we hear a new evangelism coming from the Roman Catholic Church and from Christianity in general.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Secondly, there was a much broader legacy of activist evangelism within the Church of England.

  • Christian evangelism also emerged as some people's response to growing Christian-Muslim tensions between the mainland and Zanzibar.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Over a decade before the creation of the ABCFM, the New Divinity was actively engaged in frontier evangelism.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The Methodists' particular approach to evangelism, termed revivalism, utilized circuit preachers who organized large "camp" conversions.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The pastor focused on evangelism during the church service, encouraging everyone to share their faith.

Synonyms

missionary work
vsevangelism
8 3.9

Planned activities by religious people to share their faith and help communities

is enthusiastic individual preaching rather than organized programs
evangelization
vsevangelism
5 8.0

Spreading religious beliefs to try to convert people

is zealous preaching of the Christian gospel rather than general outreach
apostolate
vsevangelism
  • Jargon
2 9.9

A group or activity that spreads Christian beliefs and helps people

is zealous public preaching of the Christian gospel rather than organized groups
proselytism
vsevangelism
1 9.9

To try to make other people accept your religion or beliefs

is specifically zealous Christian preaching not general conversion practice
proselytization
vsevangelism
1 9.1

Trying to make someone change their religion or beliefs

is zealous advocacy of the Christian gospel rather than general persuasion
Christianization
vsevangelism
1 9.3

The process of changing people or places to follow the religion of Jesus

is zealous preaching aimed at individuals rather than broad cultural conversion
missionization
vsevangelism
  • Specialized
1 9.7

Spreading a religion in new areas by sending people to start churches and schools

is zealous preaching of the Christian gospel not merely building outreach structures
conversionism
vsevangelism
1 9.5

Actively trying to make other people join a religion

is zealous Christian preaching rather than a formal conversion policy

Antonyms

66 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

How Zealous

proselytism
1 9.9
evangelism
10 6.5
preaching
25 3.6
witness
134 7.3

Surface Forms

evangelism singular
evangelisms plural

Morphology

evangelism = evangelize (transparent) = evangel + ize + ism

The word is regularly built from 'evangelize' plus '-ism', and the religious sense follows the source meaning of preaching the gospel.

Etymology

Evangelism comes from Greek parts eu- 'good' and angelion 'message' or 'news', so it originally meant sharing the 'good news'. That's why evangelism now means enthusiastic preaching of the Christian gospel.