evangelism
evangelism Lexical Profile
evangelism Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness, often with the intention of converting others.
"The church organized a summer outreach program focused on community service and evangelism."
Zealous advocacy or enthusiastic promotion of a particular cause, product, or technology.
"Her tireless evangelism for open-source software helped convince the entire engineering department to switch platforms."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often confused with 'evangelicalism'; 'evangelism' refers specifically to the active practice of preaching or spreading a message, whereas 'evangelicalism' denotes a broad Protestant theological movement.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 17th century from 'evangel' (meaning the Christian gospel), which derives via Late Latin 'evangelium' from Ancient Greek 'euangelion' ('good news'), combining 'eu-' (good) and 'angelos' (messenger).