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evangelism

evangelism

9 6.5
To tell people the Christian message to make them believers
  • noun
  • /ɪˈvæn.dʒə.lɪ.zəm/
translation icon : 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
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
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
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
conversionism
vsevangelism
9.5

Actively trying to make other people join a religion

is zealous Christian preaching rather than a formal conversion policy
missionization
vsevangelism
  • Specialized
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

Antonyms

71 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
9 6.5
preaching
16 3.6
witness
72 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.