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evangelist

/ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/noun

उच्चारण इवैन्जलिस्ट

धर्म-प्रचारक

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noun
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    a person who tries to persuade people to become Christians, often by travelling around and holding religious meetings

    धर्म-प्रचारक

    • a travelling evangelist
    • The evangelist addressed a large gathering at the open ground.
    • The evangelist spoke to the crowd for nearly two hours.
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    • In the nineteenth century, many evangelists travelled through remote areas.
    • The town welcomed a visiting evangelist during the festival season.

    Synonyms preacher missionary proselytizer revivalist

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    a person who talks about something with great enthusiasm and tries to persuade others to support it

    उत्साही प्रचारक, समर्थक

    • a technology evangelist
    • She is an evangelist for cycling and urges everyone to give up their cars.
    • Arun is a tireless evangelist for yoga in the workplace.
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    • The company hired a well-known evangelist to promote its new software.
    • She became an evangelist for recycling after visiting the landfill.

    Synonyms advocate champion promoter enthusiast campaigner

    Opposite critic opponent sceptic

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e·van·ge·list

With -ge- (not 'evangalist').

बीच में -ge- ('evangalist' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart evangelist and evangelical (connected with spreading the Christian gospel; very enthusiastic).

Evangelist और evangelical (ईसाई सुसमाचार फैलाने से संबंधित; बहुत उत्साही) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Modern use: a brand evangelist or technology evangelist enthusiastically promotes a product or idea.

आधुनिक प्रयोग में brand evangelist या technology evangelist किसी उत्पाद या विचार का उत्साह से प्रचार करता है।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A person who tries to convert others to a religion is an evangelist, missionary or proselytizer; a person who preaches a preacher.

दूसरों का धर्म बदलवाने का प्रयास करने वाला evangelist, missionary या proselytizer; उपदेश देने वाला preacher।