televangelize

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verb

To spread the message about (a particular branch of) Christianity, over a television broadcast; to work as a televangelist.

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Meanings

verbtelevangelize (third-person singular simple present televangelizes, present participle televangelizing, simple past and past participle televangelized)

present singular third person televangelizes · participle present televangelizing · participle past televangelized · past televangelized

  1. To spread the message about (a particular branch of) Christianity, over a television broadcast; to work as a televangelist.

Origin

Blend of television + evangelize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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