evangelistically
- adverb
- /ˌiːvənˈdʒɛlɪstɪkli/
- The volunteers worked evangelistically to spread awareness about the environmental campaign.
Examples
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She spoke evangelistically about her new project.
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She spoke evangelistically about the benefits of healthy eating to her friends.
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He argued evangelistically for the new policy, hoping to convince everyone in the room.
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The team presented their ideas evangelistically to the audience.
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She spoke evangelistically about the importance of environmental conservation.
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The speaker presented her ideas evangelistically, inspiring the audience to take action.
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He campaigned evangelistically for animal rights, drawing attention to the cause.
Synonyms
Doing something with great energy and strong interest
To show very strong support for a group or cause
In a way that shows strong, active enthusiasm for a belief or cause
Antonyms
How Zealous
Surface Forms
Morphology
evangelistically = evangelistic (semi-transparent) = evangel + ist + ic + ly
The adverbial -ly addition is regular, but this sense inherits a figurative meaning from the adjective rather than a purely literal one.
Etymology
Evangelistically comes from evangel, from the Greek euangelion, meaning 'good news', and appears in words like gospel and evangelist. That's why evangelistically can also mean promoting any idea with strong, excited belief, as if you are 'spreading the good news' about that cause.