Associations to the word «Evangelize»

Wiktionary

EVANGELIZE, verb. To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
EVANGELIZE, verb. To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.
EVANGELIZE, verb. To be enthusiastic about something attempt to share that enthusiasm with others.

Dictionary definition

EVANGELIZE, verb. Preach the gospel (to).
EVANGELIZE, verb. Convert to Christianity; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats