televangelist
noun
tel·evan·ge·list
ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-list 
: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs
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The televangelist Jerry Falwell took note of this success.
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Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Among the few books on a console shelf were titles by the comedians George Carlin and Steven Wright, and the televangelist Joel Osteen.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
The show, which chronicles the famous televangelist and features music by Elton John, began performances at the Palace Theatre on Oct. 19 and opened just last Thursday, Nov. 14.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
In their public rhetoric, the couple also adopted the discourse of televangelists after professing their atheism for many years.
—Gioconda Belli, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2018
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Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Among the few books on a console shelf were titles by the comedians George Carlin and Steven Wright, and the televangelist Joel Osteen.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
The show, which chronicles the famous televangelist and features music by Elton John, began performances at the Palace Theatre on Oct. 19 and opened just last Thursday, Nov. 14.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
In their public rhetoric, the couple also adopted the discourse of televangelists after professing their atheism for many years.
—Gioconda Belli, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2018
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“Televangelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/televangelist. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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televangelist
noun
tel·evan·ge·list
ˌtel-i-ˈvan-jə-ləst
: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs
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