evangelism
noun
evan·ge·lism
i-ˈvan-jə-ˌli-zəm 
1
: the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ
2
: militant or crusading zeal
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Katherine Howell, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
But Wright doesn't keep his energy evangelism to himself.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Carter’s unabashed evangelism was an outlier in a Democratic Party that grew more secular and pluralistic during his public life.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Learning the humility required to engage with listeners as an artist uniquely arrived at the end of the first two chapters of a creative journey involving traveling with Lynn as a teenager and engaging with theological education and evangelism in Brazil.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 25 Feb. 2024
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Katherine Howell, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
But Wright doesn't keep his energy evangelism to himself.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Carter’s unabashed evangelism was an outlier in a Democratic Party that grew more secular and pluralistic during his public life.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Learning the humility required to engage with listeners as an artist uniquely arrived at the end of the first two chapters of a creative journey involving traveling with Lynn as a teenager and engaging with theological education and evangelism in Brazil.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Evangelism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evangelism. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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evangelism
noun
evan·ge·lism
i-ˈvan-jə-ˌliz-əm
: the winning or reawakening of personal commitments to Jesus
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