evangelise

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A form of evangelize — To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.

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Meanings

verbevangelise (third-person singular simple present evangelises, present participle evangelising, simple past and past participle evangelised)

present singular third person evangelises · participle present evangelising · participle past evangelised · past evangelised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of evangelize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbpreach the gospel (to)

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verbspread the Christian faith

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Origin

  1. Old Frenchévangéliser
  2. Englishevangelise

From Old French évangéliser, equivalent to evangel + -ise.

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APA

evangelise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evangelise

MLA

“evangelise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evangelise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evangelise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evangelise.

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