evangelistic
/iˈvændʒəlɪstɪk/ee-VAN-juh-lih-stik
/iˈvændʒəlɪstɪk/ee-VAN-juh-lih-stik
Meaningrelating to evangelist
Common meaning: relating to evangelist (inferred)
- evgood (Greek eu before a vowel)
- angela messengerLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. · scan
- ista person who does or follows
- icadjective ending: relating to
‘good (Greek eu before a vowel)’ + ‘a messenger’ → evangelistic
Journey through time
- Greekἄγγελος‘a messenger’
- Latinevangelista
- Old Frenchevangelistesource
- Englishevangelist‘a preacher of the gospel’
- Englishformed in English from evangelistevangelistic‘relating to evangelist (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to evangelist. It can be inferred from any of: evangelist.
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.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Formed in English from evangelist + -ic (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- ἄγγελος Greek “a messenger”
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