evangelist

evangelist
evangelist late 12c., "Matthew, Mark, Luke or John," from O.Fr. evangelist and directly from L.L. evangelista, from Gk. euangelistes "preacher of the gospel," lit. "bringer of good news," from euangelizesthai "bring good news," from eu- "good" (see EU- (Cf. eu-)) + angellein "announce," from angelos "messenger" (see ANGEL (Cf. angel)). In early Greek Christian texts, the word was used of the four supposed authors of the narrative gospels. Meaning "itinerant preacher" was another early Church usage, revived in M.E. (late 14c.). Classical Gk. euangelion meant "the reward of good tidings;" sense transferred in Christian use to the glad tidings themselves. In Late Latin, Gk. eu- regularly was consonantized to ev- before vowels.

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