evangelize
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- evangelise (not US)
Etymology edit
From Old French évangéliser, from Late Latin evangelizare, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō). Displaced native Old English godspellian (literally “to gospel”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
evangelize (third-person singular simple present evangelizes, present participle evangelizing, simple past and past participle evangelized)
- To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
- Hypernym: proselytize
- 1667, John Milton, “Book Expression error: Unrecognized word "x".”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC, lines 1389–1390:
- his Apoſtles, whom he ſends To evangelize the Nations
- To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.
- Coordinate term: proselytize
- 2002, Ergun Mehmet Caner, Emir Fethi Caner, Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs, page 11:
- […] nor is it the task of the Muslim to "evangelize" the unbelieving world.
- To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
tell people about Christianity
|
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
evangelize
- inflection of evangelizar: