Evangelist vs. Missionary

Evangelistnoun

(Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.

Evangelistnoun

(Bible) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually Evangelist.

Evangelistnoun

(primitive Church) A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.

Evangelistnoun

(Mormon Church) A patriarch.

Evangelistnoun

A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion.

Evangelistnoun

(computing) A person hired to promote a particular technology.

Evangelistnoun

A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines.

Evangelistnoun

a preacher of the Christian gospel

Evangelistnoun

(when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Missionarynoun

One who is sent on a mission.

Missionarynoun

A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or a creed.

Missionarynoun

(pejorative) A religious messenger.

Missionarynoun

(uncountable) A common position for undertaking sexual intercourse.

Missionaryadjective

Relating to a (religious) mission

Missionarynoun

One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.

Missionaryadjective

Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.

Missionarynoun

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

Missionarynoun

someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

Missionarynoun

a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

Missionaryadjective

relating to or characteristic of a missionary or a religious mission

Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to promote their faith or perform ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.In the Latin translation of the Bible, Jesus Christ uses the word when sending the disciples to preach the gospel in his name. The term is most commonly used for Christian missions, but can be used for any creed or ideology.The word mission originates from 1598 when Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem (nom.