See Also: evangelist(dictionary)
evangelist(dictionary)
Mark (the Evangelist), Saint(encyclopedia)

waipiro (iou) and evangelist (iou)


waipiro (iou)



waipiro noun. NZ. M19.
[Maori, from wai water + piro putrid.]
Alcoholic liquor, spirits.

evangelist (iou)



evangelist noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French evangeliste from ecclesiastical Latin evangelista from ecclesiastical Greek euaggelistes, from euaggelizesthai EVANGELIZE: see -IST.]
Any of the writers of the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. ME.
a. A person, esp. a layman, engaged in itinerant Christian missionary work. LME.
b. A person who preaches the gospel or brings it to a non-Christian people. M16.
c. A zealous advocate or promulgator of a cause or doctrine. L20.
Carlyle The French Revolution found its Evangelist in Rousseau.
A book or copy of the Gospels. E16-E18.