Evangelism Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of EVANGELISM is the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut evangelism noun SaveWord evan·​ge·​lism |\i-ˈvan-jə-ˌli-zəm \ Definitionofevangelism 1 :thewinningorrevivalofpersonalcommitmentstoChrist 2 :militantorcrusadingzeal OtherWordsfromevangelism ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutevangelism OtherWordsfromevangelism evangelistic \ i-​ˌvan-​jə-​ˈli-​stik \ adjective evangelistically \ i-​ˌvan-​jə-​ˈli-​sti-​k(ə-​)lē \ adverb ExamplesofevangelisminaSentence RecentExamplesontheWeb TeachinghasbecomeanespeciallyimportantpartofAbdiel’shustleevangelism. — NewYorkTimes,7July2022 BeforethewarinUkraine,theEuropeanUnionwasresoluteinitsgreenevangelism. — ArielCohen,Forbes,30June2022 SaddlebackhaslongbeenseenasamodelfortheSouthernBaptistidealsofchurchgrowthandevangelism,growingfromasmallstart-upin1980todrawingmorethan24,000perweekacrossmultiplecampusesasof2019,accordingtoBaptistPress. — DeepaBharathAndPeterSmith,TheChristianScienceMonitor,15June2022 SaddlebackhaslongbeenseenasamodelfortheSouthernBaptistidealsofchurchgrowthandevangelism,growingfromasmallstart-upin1980todrawingmorethan24,000perweekacrossmultiplecampusesasof2019,accordingtoBaptistPress. — DeepaBharathAndPeterSmith,Chron,15June2022 EvangelicalLutheranChurchinMauston,whereRoemerwaspresidentofthecongregationandevangelismchairman. — DaveKolpackAndMikeBalsamo,ChicagoTribune,6June2022 EvangelicalLutheranChurchinMauston,whereRoemerwaspresidentofthecongregationandevangelismchairman. — MikeBalsamo,BostonGlobe.com,4June2022 OnMay13,Hunt,whowastheseniorvicepresidentofevangelismandleadershipattheNorthAmericanMissionBoard,theSBC’sdomesticmissionsagency,resignedfromthatpost,saidKevinEzell,theorganization’spresidentandCEO. — WilliamThornton|[email protected],al,26May2022 OnMay13,Hunt,whowastheseniorvicepresidentofevangelismandleadershipattheNorthAmericanMissionBoard,theSBC’sdomesticmissionsagency,resignedfromthatpost,saidKevinEzell,theorganization’spresidentandCEO. — DeepaBharath,HollyMeyerAndDavidCrary,AnchorageDailyNews,23May2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'evangelism.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofevangelism circa1626,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAboutevangelism Shareevangelism PosttheDefinitionofevangelismtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofevangelismonTwitter TimeTravelerforevangelism Thefirstknownuseofevangelismwas circa1626 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearevangelism evangelion evangelism evangelist SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforevangelism LastUpdated 2Aug2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Evangelism.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evangelism.Accessed27Sep.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MorefromMerriam-Websteronevangelism Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutevangelism WORDOFTHEDAY fructify SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary OddHabitsandQuirks Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesaneasilyirritatedperson? tetchy superficial gregarious flashy Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Dunderhead'andOther‘Nicer’WaystoSayStupid Asillustratedbysomeverysmartpups 10WordsfromPlaceNames Bikini,bourbon,andbadmintonwereplacesfirst 'Pride':TheWordThatWentFromVicetoStrength DoyoutakeprideinPride? WhenWereWordsFirstUsed? Lookupanyyeartofindout AsktheEditors Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... 'AllIntensivePurposes'or'AllIntentsandPurposes'? We'reintentonclearingitup Layvs.Lie EditorEmilyBrewsterclarifiesthedifference. HotMess "Thepublicisahotmess" WordGames FavoriteNewWordsintheDictionary Levelupyourvocabularywiththesenewlyaddedw... Takethequiz NameThatThingMegaQuiz! Testyourvisualvocabulary! Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz SpellingBeeQuiz CanyououtdopastwinnersoftheNationalSpelli... Takethequiz