as in to preach
to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity)
The missionaries set out to evangelize the world.
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Recent Examples of evangelize
The middle line of leadership is in the trenches working the day-to-day and has the greatest opportunity to evangelize the future state vision to drive productive change.
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Laurie Waligurski, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
These smaller but intensely loyal, engaged, and evangelizing communities can drive word-of-mouth buzz, offset marketing costs, and fuel a film’s success.
—Bing Chen, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Part of its mission is to evangelize its students in the Catholic faith.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Moral Re-Armament, also known as MRA, was a religious movement that began in the 1920s when a man named Frank Buchman began evangelizing and became successful with it.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Laurie Waligurski, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
These smaller but intensely loyal, engaged, and evangelizing communities can drive word-of-mouth buzz, offset marketing costs, and fuel a film’s success.
—Bing Chen, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Part of its mission is to evangelize its students in the Catholic faith.
—CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Moral Re-Armament, also known as MRA, was a religious movement that began in the 1920s when a man named Frank Buchman began evangelizing and became successful with it.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
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The meeting lasted about 15 minutes inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where Francis often preached the need for a peaceful end to the war, just before Trump and Zelenskyy took their seats at the outdoor funeral service.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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Deacons can witness marriages, perform baptisms and preach during Mass.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Evangelize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelize. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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