evangelistic
- adjective
- /ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪstɪk/
- And astronomers are compulsively evangelistic.
- evangelistic fervor
- evangelistic zeal
Examples
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What was "spellbinding" about Newdow's appearance before the court was not so much the legal cogency of his argument but, rather, the almost evangelistic style of his presentation.
Academic text (2013) -
Advocates of one view or another are naturally evangelistic.
Academic text (1992) -
"His voice took on an almost evangelistic fervor.
Fiction book (1990) -
Even more important than the evangelistic campaigns and the use of mass media were grassroots programs.
Academic text (1996) -
The speaker was passionate and evangelistic in her support for climate action.
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His evangelistic approach to public health encouraged many people to get vaccinated.
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They adopted an evangelistic stance, urging everyone to join the movement for social justice.
Synonyms
Being very excited and active about a cause or goal
Very enthusiastic about a cause and trying to persuade others
Antonyms
Compounds
Organized activities to tell people about a religion and persuade them to join
Organized promotion that tries to persuade people to use a product or platform
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
evangelistic = evangelist (semi-transparent) = evangel + ist + ic
Built from 'evangelist' + '-ic' but the sense is generalized to enthusiastic advocacy beyond strictly religious preaching, so the relation is recognisable but extended.
Etymology
Evangelistic also comes from the same root euangelion meaning 'good news', and you can think of an enthusiastic evangelist trying to persuade others. That's why evangelistic can describe very strong, passionate support for a cause that aims to win people over.