Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
televangelist — 1973, from tele(vision) + EVANGELIST (Cf. evangelist). The earliest record of the word in OED is a reference to Rex Humbard in a New York Times article of July 26, 1973 (television evangelist is from 1958) … Etymology dictionary
televangelist — (also tele evangelist) ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ an evangelical preacher who appears regularly on television … English terms dictionary
televangelist — ☆ televangelist [tel΄ə van′jə list ] n. a minister who uses TV broadcasts or cablecasts to spread an evangelistic message, solicit donations, etc. televangelism [tel΄ə van′jəliz΄əm] n … English World dictionary
televangelist — UK [ˌtelɪˈvændʒəlɪst] / US [ˌteləˈvændʒəlɪst] noun [countable] Word forms televangelist : singular televangelist plural televangelists someone who talks about religion on television in order to persuade people to become Christians and to give… … English dictionary
televangelist — [[t]telɪvæ̱nʤəlɪst[/t]] televangelists N COUNT A televangelist is someone who makes regular television broadcasts to promote a particular form of Christianity and raise money for particular Christian groups or projects … English dictionary
televangelist — noun Date: 1973 an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs • televangelism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Televangelist — Bei Fernsehpredigern, im christlichen Bereich auch Televangelisten (Kunstwort aus „Television“ und „Evangelist“) genannt, handelt es sich um Prediger, die das Massenmedium Fernsehen benutzen, um ihre Moralvorstellungen und Botschaften zu… … Deutsch Wikipedia
televangelist — /tel i van jeuh list/, n. an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television. [1980 85; b. TELEVISION and EVANGELIST] * * * … Universalium
televangelist — noun A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his or her ministry to television broadcasts to a regular viewing audience. See Also: televangelism … Wiktionary
televangelist — tel|e|van|ge|list [ˌtelıˈvændʒəlıst] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: television + evangelist] someone who appears regularly on television to try to persuade people to become Christians, and often also asks people to give them money >televangelism… … Dictionary of contemporary English
