Definition
The practice of preaching and spreading the Christian gospel to convert people to Christianity, or more broadly, promoting any cause with passionate enthusiasm.
Etymology
From Greek 'euangelion' (good news/gospel) plus the suffix '-ism' meaning a system or practice. The term emerged in Christian tradition but was generalized to describe enthusiastic promotion of any belief system.
Kelly Says
Evangelism shows how religious language shapes culture—the word itself spread so effectively that we now use 'evangelist' for anyone passionate about spreading ideas, from tech evangelists to sports evangelists, proving the original evangelists were excellent marketers!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንግሊዝኛ መንግሥት
en-glish-nya men-gis-t
ARالعربية
إعلان الإنجيل
i-an-naan al-in-jil
CACatalà
evangelització
e-van-ge-li-za-tsion
CSČeština
evangelizace
e-van-ge-li-za-ce
DADansk
evangelisering
e-van-ge-li-se-ring
DEDeutsch
Evangelisation
e-vange-li-sa-syohn
ELΕλληνικά
ευαγγελισμός
e-fva-nge-li-smohs
ESEspañol
evangelización
e-vange-li-za-syohn
FAفارسی
تبلیغ انجیل
ta-bligh an-jil
FISuomi
evankeliointi
e-van-ke-li-o-in-ti
FRFrançais
évangélisation
e-vange-li-za-syohn
HIहिन्दी
प्रचार
pra-chaar
HUMagyar
evangélizáció
e-van-ge-li-za-cio
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberitaan Injil
pem-be-ri-taan in-jil
IGIG
ịgba akụkọ
ee-gba a-koo-koo
ITItaliano
evangelizzazione
e-van-ge-li-za-tsyo-neh
KKKK
жәлгілеу
jhal-gi-leu
KMKM
ប្រកាសព្រះព្រះ
bra-kaas proh proh
KO한국어
복음 전파
bok-eum jeon-pa
MSBahasa Melayu
penginjilan
pen-gin-jil-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်ကြား
chaw-kya
NLNederlands
evangelisatie
e-van-ge-li-za-tie
NONorsk
evangelisering
e-van-ge-li-se-ring
PLPolski
ewangelizacja
e-van-ge-li-za-tsia
PTPortuguês
evangelismo
e-vange-li-zmoh
RORomână
evanghelizare
e-van-ge-li-za-re
RUРусский
евангелизация
ye-van-ge-li-za-tsiya
SVSvenska
evangelisering
e-van-ge-li-se-ring
SWKiswahili
injili
in-ji-li
TAதமிழ்
இயேசுவின் வரலாறு
iyē-su-vin va-ra-la-ru
TEతెలుగు
ప్రకటన
pra-ka-ta-na
THไทย
การประกาศข่าวประเสริฐ
gaan pra-kaat khaaw pra-sa-rit
TLTL
pagpapahayag ng Mabuting Balita
pa-ga-pa-ha-yag ng ma-boo-ting ba-li-ta
TRTürkçe
evangelism
e-van-je-liz-m
UKУкраїнська
євангелізація
ye-van-ge-li-za-tsiya
URاردو
انجیل کی پھیلاد
an-jil ki phi-laad
VITiếng Việt
phúc âm hóa
fook am hoa
YOYO
ìṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run
ee-she oh-lo-run
ZUZU
ukuthiwe ngeNkosi
koo-thee-weh nge-n-kosi