gospeller
- noun
- /ˈɡɑːspələr/
:
evangelista
- As a dedicated gospeller, she spent her weekends visiting the community to share the teachings of Christ.
Examples
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Fervent in their newfound evangelicalism, they remained committed to the mission until the colporteur was replaced by a young social gospeller in 1910.
Academic text (2000) -
Funny that the other two gospellers, Mark and John, do not mention the nativity, given that the birth of their Christ would seem to have been the most important event, with the death of Christ as second.
Blog text (18) -
These 'Social Gospellers', as they became known, believed that the Second Coming could not happen until humanity had freed itself of all social evils, and that the Church's role in society was to work to that end.
Blog text (24) -
Catholic lay-clerical tensions may have led them initially to Protestantism, but were now of secondary importance, as witnessed in the founders' exasperation with the social gospeller's persistent anti-Catholic rhetoric.
Academic text (2000) -
The gospeller delivered a passionate sermon about love and forgiveness to the congregation.
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The role of a gospeller is to inspire others by interpreting the Gospel in relatable ways.
Synonyms
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3.0
A religious leader who cares for and leads a Christian church, usually in Protestant churches
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3.2
A person who gives sermons in a church
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4.1
A person who goes to another place to spread a religion by teaching or helping people
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7.3
A religious leader who cares for and guides a group of church members
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6.7
A person who tells people about the Christian faith and asks them to join
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7.0
A preacher who speaks on television to many people
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6.8
A man who talks about Christian beliefs in church
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7.7
A preacher who leads large religious meetings to bring people back to faith
A person who tries to persuade others to follow a religion
A person who gives religious talks to a group of people
A person sent by a church to help and teach people in another country
How Devout
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6.7
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3.2
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3.2
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3.2
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5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gospeller comes from gospel, which in Old English was made of gōd 'good' and spel 'news' or 'story'. So a gospeller is literally someone who tells the 'good news', which is why it means a preacher who spreads the Christian message.