"evangelize" meaning in English

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Verb

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): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 41 19 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, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 73 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 41 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 32 51 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 37 48 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 58 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 29 59 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 51 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 57 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 33 51 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 60 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 39 49 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 14 75 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 66 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 19 66 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 36 52 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 48 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 49 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 64 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 48 15
  3. To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.
    Sense id: en-evangelize-en-verb-1Gfx20I6 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 41 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: evangelise (english: not US) Related terms: angel, evangelism, evangelist

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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tell people about Christianity",
      "word": "głosić dobrą nowinę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tell people about Christianity",
      "word": "evangelizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tell people about Christianity",
      "word": "evangelizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tell people about Christianity",
      "word": "evangelisera"
    }
  ],
  "word": "evangelize"
}

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