televangelist

noun tel·evan·ge·list \ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-list\

: a person and especially a preacher who appears on television in order to teach about Christianity and try to persuade people to become Christians

Full Definition of TELEVANGELIST

: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs

— tel·evan·ge·lism \-ˌli-zəm\ noun

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1973

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