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evangelize
(redirected from evangelisation)

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e·van·gel·ize  (-vnj-lz)
v. e·van·gel·ized, e·van·gel·iz·ing, e·van·gel·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To preach the gospel to.
2. To convert to Christianity.
v.intr.
To preach the gospel.

e·vangel·i·zation (-j-l-zshn) n.
e·vangel·izer n.

evangelize or -lise
Verb
[-lizing, -lized] or -lising, -lised to preach the Christian gospel (to)
evangelization
-lisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.evangelize - preach the gospel (to)
preach, prophesy - deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
2.evangelize - convert to Christianity; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders"
convert - cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"
Translations
evangelize [ɪˈvændʒəlaɪz] vtévangéliser, prêcher l'Évangile à
evangelize [ɪˈvændʒəlaɪz] evangelist vievangelisieren
evangelize [ɪˈvændʒəlaɪz] vtevangelizzare


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Many participants raved about the dynamic, enthusiastic keynote address on evangelisation by Rev.
1994, `Religion, memory and catholic identity: Young people in France and the "new evangelisation of Europe"', in Religion in Contemporary Europe, eds J.
It also raises serious questions about the degree to which Christianity had displaced earlier beliefs after more than 200 years of friar evangelisation and mission in the archipelago, suggesting the continuance of another level of reality that was only lightly, if at all, touched by the ministrations of the Church.
 
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