televangelist

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/tɛlɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/

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.

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television evangelistTV evangelist
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Meanings

nountelevangelist (plural televangelists)

plural televangelists

  1. 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.

    Pastor Walton had spent several years learning from the televangelist host of Success-N-Life, Robert Tilton, at his Bible school in Texas.

    2013, Kate Bowler, Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4

    Synonyms: television evangelist, TV evangelist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
television evangelistTV evangelist

Origin

Blend of television + evangelist.

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Translations

Finnish televisioevankelista
  • televisioevankelistatelevangelist
French télévangéliste
  • télévangélistetelevangelist
German Fernsehprediger, Fernsehpredigerin
  • Fernsehpredigertelevangelist
  • Fernsehpredigerintelevangelist
  • Fernsehevangelisttelevangelist
  • Fernsehevangelistintelevangelist
  • TV-Evangelisttelevangelist
  • TV-Evangelistintelevangelist
Greek τηλεευαγγελιστής, τηλεευαγγελίστρια
  • τηλεευαγγελιστής (tileevangelistís)televangelist
  • τηλεευαγγελίστρια (tileevangelístria)televangelist
  • ευαγγελιστής σε τηλεόραση (evangelistís se tileórasi)televangelist
Hungarian televíziós hittérítő, televíziós hitszónok
  • televíziós hittérítőtelevangelist
  • televíziós hitszónoktelevangelist
Italian telepredicatore
  • telepredicatoretelevangelist
Polish teleewangelista
  • teleewangelistatelevangelist
Russian телепропове́дник, телеевангели́ст
  • телепропове́дник (telepropovédnik)televangelist
  • телеевангели́ст (telejevangelíst)televangelist
Swedish tv-predikant
  • tv-predikanttelevangelist
Cite this entry
APA

televangelist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/televangelist

MLA

“televangelist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/televangelist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “televangelist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/televangelist.

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