Both Uses
evangelist
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Jane Eyre
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- Why, in defiance of every precept and principle of this house, does she conform to the world so openly — here in an evangelical, charitable establishment — as to wear her hair one mass of curls?†
p. 76.1 *
- I know all your sisters have done for me since — for I have not been insensible during my seeming torpor — and I owe to their spontaneous, genuine, genial compassion as large a debt as to your evangelical charity.†
p. 399.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(evangelist) someone who actively tries to persuade others to accept a belief or cause, especially a Christian preacher who urges people to become ChristiansMost often, evangelist refers to a Christian who preaches and tries to win converts, sometimes on television, radio, or at large revival meetings. More broadly, the word can be used for anyone who strongly promotes an idea, product, or cause—such as a “climate evangelist” or a “tech evangelist.” When capitalized as Evangelist in Christian writing, it can also refer to one of the traditional authors of the four Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)