Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evangelism

/ɪvˈændʒəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: evan-ge-lism
IPA: /ɪvˈændʒəlˌɪzəm/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of evangelizing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English evangel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English evangelism From evangel + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

evangelisms (plural)

Derived Forms

televangelism

Frequently Paired Words

angel angelic evangel Evangelina Evangeline evangelist evangelize

Questions

How do you pronounce evangelism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪvˈændʒəlˌɪzəm/.
What does evangelism mean?: The process of evangelizing.
Where does evangelism come from?: Etymology tree English evangel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English evangelism From evangel + -ism.

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