evangelist
/ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/ih-VAN-juh-list
/ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/ih-VAN-juh-list
Meaninga bringer of good news
Common meaning: a preacher of the gospel
- evgood (Greek eu before a vowel)
- angela messengerLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. · scan
- ista person who does or follows
‘good (Greek eu before a vowel)’ + ‘a messenger’ → evangelist
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἄγγελος ‘a messenger’.
Roots
- ἄγγελος Greek “a messenger”
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