evangelism

[ ih-van-juh-liz-uh m ]

/ ɪˈvæn dʒəˌlɪz əm /

the preaching or promulgation of the gospel; the work of an evangelist.

missionary zeal, purpose, or activity.

Origin of evangelism

First recorded in 1620–30; evangel² + -ism

Moreover, said Cizik, “there are serious spiritual consequences of denialism—it discredits the whole enterprise” of evangelism.

Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times |Jay Michaelson |November 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And the evangelism so important to the Christian enterprise will be hindered.

Love Trumped Rules for Fired Methodist Rev. Frank Schaefer |Gene Robinson |December 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Or, to put it in language that might resonate even more with the base: the essence of evangelism is winning converts.

Memo to the GOP: It’s Time to Listen to Your Elders |John Avlon |May 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Every door seemed wide open before us, and the time ripe for a specially aggressive campaign of evangelism for the heathen.

How I Know God Answers Prayer |Rosalind Goforth

He has a contempt for all strong feeling, all sentiment, all evangelism.

The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's |David Masson
He left the church of his fathers and devoted his distinguished gifts to the work of evangelism.

A Handful of Stars |Frank W. Boreham
But their method of evangelism had been of the Methodist type.

An American Religious Movement |Winfred Ernest Douglas
They had zeal for evangelism, but they still had much to learn about its method.

An American Religious Movement |Winfred Ernest Douglas

evangelism

/ (ɪˈvændʒɪˌlɪzəm) /

(in Protestant churches) the practice of spreading the Christian gospel RC Church term: evangelization, evangelisation

ardent or missionary zeal for a cause

the work, methods, or characteristic outlook of a revivalist or evangelist preacher

a less common word for evangelicalism See evangelicalism