Evangelize
/ɪˈvæn.dʒə.laɪz/noun
To preach or spread the Christian gospel.
Did you know?Evangelize comes from Greek euangelizesthai, literally “to bring good news,” from eu- (“good”) + angelia (“message”), and the same angel- root later gave English *angel*.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
euangelizesthai
“to bring or announce good news”
Ancient Greek
Greek
euangelion
“good news; reward for good news”
Late Latin
Latin
evangelium
“the Christian gospel; good news”
Old French
Old French
evangile
“the Gospel”
Middle English
English
evangelien
“the Gospel”
16th Century
English
evangelize
“to preach the Gospel”
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