Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Evangelist"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Evangelist
a "publisher of glad tidings;" a missionary preacher of the
gospel (Eph. 4:11). This title is applied to Philip (Acts 21:8),
who appears to have gone from city to city preaching the word
(8:4, 40). Judging from the case of Philip, evangelists had
neither the authority of an apostle, nor the gift of prophecy,
nor the responsibility of pastoral supervision over a portion of
the flock. They were itinerant preachers, having it as their
special function to carry the gospel to places where it was
previously unknown. The writers of the four Gospels are known as
the Evangelists.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Evangelist \E*van"gel*ist\, n. [F. ['e]vang['e]liste, L.
evangelista, fr. Gr. ?.]
A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines.
Specially:
(a) A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a
resident pastor; an itinerant missionary preacher.
(b) A writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite
article); as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John.
(c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed
to arouse to immediate repentance.
The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might
claim the tittle though there were many evangelists
who were not Apistles. --Plumptre.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
evangelist
n 1: a preacher of the Christian gospel [syn: {revivalist}, {gospeler},
{gospeller}]
2: any of the spiritual leaders who re assumed to be authors of
the New Testament Gospels [syn: {Evangelist}]
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