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View synonyms for televangelist
televangelist
[ tel-i-van-juh-list ]
noun
- an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television.
televangelist
/ ˌtɛlɪˈvændʒəlɪst /
noun
- an evangelical preacher who appears regularly on television, preaching the gospel and appealing for donations from viewers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of televangelist1
1980–85; blend of television and evangelist
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Word History and Origins
Origin of televangelist1
C20: from tele ( vision ) + ( e ) vangelist
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Example Sentences
When a popular Sunni televangelist does it, to forgive is divine.
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Pat Robertson, televangelist:Executive assistant Barbara Johnson: "He doesn't have anything on his schedule."
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