evangelize

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  1. transitive verb To preach the gospel to.
  2. transitive verb To convert to Christianity.
  3. intransitive verb To preach the gospel.

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  • Having laid out the various positions, what is so confusing to me is that Driscoll's response could be taken potentially all three ways: (1) post-mortem evangelism because Jesus will "evangelize" them Himself, presumably after they die; (2) a variation of inclusivism; or —  Provocations & Pantings
  • They plan to release them to evangelize and plant churches in the Muslim World. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • ► Ordinary Christians could evangelize without being obnoxious? —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • I went primarily to support a friend who has some pieces in the exhibit, but I left wanting to evangelize for a number of the artists represented. —  carefully selected garbage
  • Judaism does not proselytize or evangelize, nor do we seek converts; this event is simply a friendly offer to our friends and neighbors, some of whom have expressed curiosity about our services, a chance to find out a little more about what we do in our worship services, as well as who we are. —  Augusta Free Press
 

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  1. from Middle English evangelizen, -isen, from Old French evangelizer, evangcliser, French évangéliser = Provencal Spanish Portuguese evangelizar = Italian evangelizzare, from Late Latin evangelizare, properly euangelizare, from Greek εὐαγγελίξεσθαι, preach the gospel, in classical Greek bring or announce good news, from εὐάγγελος, bringing good news: see evangel.
 

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/əˈvændʒɛlaɪz/
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