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Definition of Evangelize

1. Verb. Preach the gospel (to). "Sam and Sue evangelize"

2. Verb. Convert to Christianity. ; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders"

Definition of Evangelize

1. v. t. To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to; to convert to Christianity; as, to evangelize the world.

2. v. i. To preach the gospel.

Definition of Evangelize

1. Verb. To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them ¹

2. Verb. To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Evangelize

1. [v -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Evangelize

evangelicism evangelicity evangelisation evangelise evangelised evangelises evangelising evangelism evangelisms evangelist

evangelistary evangelistic evangelists evangelization evangelizations evangelize (current term) evangelized evangelizes evangelizing evangels

evangely evangile evanid evanish evanished evanishes evanishing evanishment evanishments evans blue

Literary usage of Evangelize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Evangelization of the World in this Generation by John Raleigh Mott (1901)
"u THE OBLIGATION TO evangelize THE WORLD It is our duty to evangelize the world because all men need Christ, The Christian Scriptures and the careful and ..."

2. The National Preacher by Austin Dickinson (1829)
"... BUT MUCH is TO BE HOPED FOR, FROM THE EFFORTS «F PATRIOTS AND CHRISTIANS TO evangelize THE NATION. Infidels and profligate men affect great trepidation, ..."

3. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880: Negroes as Slaves by George Washington Williams (1882)
"AMTY TO evangelize AFRICA. THE preceding ten chapters are introductory in their nature. We felt that they were necessary to .a history of the Colored race ..."

4. The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard by Charles Forbes Montalembert, Aurélien Courson (1872)
"His brother, exiled in France, returns a convert with the missionary bishop, Felix. —The king and the bishop evangelize East Anglia. ..."

5. The History of the Church of England, in the Colonies and Foreign by James S. M. Anderson (1848)
"... 1654—Causes why no systematic effort was then made to evangelize India—Evils thereof—Wood's Holy Meditation for Seamen, chiefly those who sailed to ..."

6. An Inglorious Columbus, Or, Evidence that Hwui Shăn and a Party of Buddhist by Edward Payson Vining (1885)
"... all should share its benefits—His command to evangelize the world—The compliance of his disciples—The dispersion from India—Countries visited—Traces of ..."

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