evangelist
noun
evan·ge·list
i-ˈvan-jə-list 
1
often capitalized
: a writer of any of the four Gospels
2
: a person who evangelizes
specifically
: a Protestant minister or layman who preaches at special services
3
: an enthusiastic advocate
an evangelist for physical fitness
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an evangelist of space exploration
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Even the most hardcore manual transmission evangelists will concede that hybrid supercars are an exceptional driving experience, and, obviously, a more modern one, because technology doesn’t have much time for nostalgia.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
Liang has become the Sam Altman of China – an evangelist for AI technology and investment in new research.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Moreover, many thought leaders and AI evangelists contend that predictive AI delivers greater returns than genAI.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
In 1 John 1:5, John, the evangelist, writes that God is light with no darkness.
—Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
Liang has become the Sam Altman of China – an evangelist for AI technology and investment in new research.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Moreover, many thought leaders and AI evangelists contend that predictive AI delivers greater returns than genAI.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
In 1 John 1:5, John, the evangelist, writes that God is light with no darkness.
—Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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evangelist
noun
evan·ge·list
i-ˈvan-jə-ləst
: a Christian preacher who goes about from place to place trying to change or increase people's religious feelings
Etymology
Middle English evangelist "one of the writers of the four Gospels," from early French and Latin evangelista (same meaning), from Greek euangelizein "to preach the gospel," from euangelion "good news, gospel," from eu- "good" and angelos "messenger, angel"
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