All 3 Uses of
evangelist
in
Things Fall Apart
- They had built their church there, won a handful of converts and were already sending evangelists to the surrounding towns and villages.
p. 143.2 *evangelists = Christians who try to convince others to become Christian
- The Ibo evangelists consulted among themselves and decided that the man probably meant bicycle.
p. 145.7
- It was one of those gay and rollicking tunes of evangelism which had the power of plucking at silent and dusty chords in the heart of an Ibo man.
p. 146.6evangelism = the activity of trying to convince people to become Christians
Definition:
a Christian who tries to convince others to become Christian -- especially on television, radio, or in large gatherings
or when qualified (such as "an ecosystem evangelist"): anyone who tires to convince others of something
or when qualified (such as "an ecosystem evangelist"): anyone who tires to convince others of something
As a proper noun (capitalized), "Evangelist" may reference any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.