Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun evangelist
2 senses of evangelist
Sense 1
evangelist, revivalist, gospeler, gospeller -- (a preacher of the Christian gospel)
=> preacher, preacher man, sermonizer, sermoniser -- (someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel)
Sense 2
Evangelist -- ((when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
=> spiritual leader -- (a leader in religious or sacred affairs)