Evangelize (Verb)
Meaning 1
Preach the gospel (to).
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She spent her years in the mission trying to evangelize the tribal people and get them to accept Jesus as their savior.
- The priest went on a crusade to evangelize the entire village by sharing the teachings of the Holy Bible.
- Christian missionaries had traveled far and wide to evangelize people in remote communities around the world.
- Their outreach program aimed to evangelize young students in schools by sharing with them the message of hope and love.
- He decided to evangelize his own community by organizing daily sermons and distributing Bibles to those in need.
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Meaning 2
Convert to Christianity; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The Christian missionary spent years evangelizing the remote village in Africa.
- The pastor's goal was to evangelize the city's homeless population by offering free meals and spiritual guidance.
- In the 19th century, European missionaries traveled to Asia to evangelize the local people and spread the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- The church's outreach program aimed to evangelize the community by hosting weekly faith-based events and activities.
- The young nun devoted her life to evangelizing the poor and marginalized in South America.