"evangelize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlaɪz/ Forms: evangelizes [present, singular, third-person], evangelizing [participle, present], evangelized [participle, past], evangelized [past]
Etymology: From Old French évangéliser, from Late Latin evangelizare, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō). Displaced native Old English godspellian (literally “to gospel”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|évangéliser}} Old French évangéliser, {{der|en|LL.|evangelizare}} Late Latin evangelizare, {{der|en|grc|εὐαγγελίζω}} Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō), {{ncog|ang|godspellian|lit=to gospel}} Old English godspellian (literally “to gospel”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} evangelize (third-person singular simple present evangelizes, present participle evangelizing, simple past and past participle evangelized)
  1. To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to. Translations (tell people about Christianity): εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō) (Ancient Greek), بَشَّرَ (baššara) (Arabic), evangelitzar (Catalan), evangeliseren (Dutch), uitdragen van de blijde boodschap (Dutch), evangelizi (Esperanto), evankelioida (Finnish), levittää ilosanomaa (Finnish), évangéliser (French), evanxelizar (Galician), evangelisieren (German), 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wailamērjan) (Gothic), 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (aiwaggēljan) (Gothic), evangeliizar (Ido), evangelizzare (Italian), ēvangelizāre (Latin), godspellian (Old English), ewangelizować (Polish), głosić dobrą nowinę (Polish), evangelizar (Portuguese), evangelizar (Spanish), evangelisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-evangelize-en-verb-lZ5x1QAV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 47 7 Disambiguation of 'tell people about Christianity': 93 4 3
  2. To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.
    Sense id: en-evangelize-en-verb-9X72pKEn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 47 7
  3. To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.
    Sense id: en-evangelize-en-verb-1Gfx20I6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: evangelise (english: not US) Related terms: angel, evangelism, evangelist

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} evangelize
  1. inflection of evangelizar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: evangelizar
    Sense id: en-evangelize-pt-verb-KnahQxjQ Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of evangelizar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: evangelizar
    Sense id: en-evangelize-pt-verb-hjkWWE18

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