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eacher. (b) A writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite article); as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. (c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed to arouse to immediate repentance. The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might claim the tittle though there were many eva…

A selection of passages from the Gospels, as a lesson in divine service. Porson.

Pertaining to the four evangelists; designed or fitted to evangelize; evangelical; as, evangelistic efforts.

s, parting for the Trojan war, Consigned the youthful consort to his care. Pope. The four evangelists consigned to writing that history. Addison.

One of the four evangelists. Rom. of R. Mark the gospeler was the ghostly son of Peter in baptism. Wyclif.

s the agreement or harmony of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four evangelists.

A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony. [R.]

ons of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded in London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male and female, have military titles according to rank, that of the chief being "General." They wear a uniform, and in their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military style.

An evangelist, a member, or a recruit, of the Salvation Army.

The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. The representations of it are evidently suggested by the vision of Ezekiel (ch. i.)

had abandoned the frontiers, retiring upon Glasgow. Sir. W. Scott. Philip swore upon the Evangelists to abstain from aggression in my absence. Landor.

States in 1874, for the advancement of temperance by organizing preventive, educational, evangelistic, social, and legal work.