evangelize

• evangelise (not US)

From Old French évangéliser, from Latin evangelizare, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō)

evangelize (third-person singular simple present evangelizes, present participle evangelizing, simple past and past participle evangelized)

1. To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
   • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton

     His apostles whom he sends / To evangelize the nations.

2. To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.
   • 2002, Ergun Mehmet Caner, Emir Fethi Caner, Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs, page 11:

     […] nor is it the task of the Muslim to "evangelize" the unbelieving world.

3. To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.

• angel
• evangelism
• evangelist