billy graham

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Definition of billy graham in English English dictionary

(born 1918) American Southern Baptist preacher and evangelist, co-founder of the magazine "Christianity Today", producer of television and radio programs related to Christianity

in full William Franklin Graham, Jr. born Nov. 7, 1918, Charlotte, N.C., U.S. U.S. Christian evangelist. The son of a dairy farmer, he underwent a conversion experience at age 16 during a revival. After attending Bob Jones College and the Florida Bible Institute, he was ordained a Southern Baptist clergyman in 1940. He later earned a degree in anthropology from Wheaton College. He won numerous converts with his tent revivals and radio broadcasts, and by 1950 he had become fundamentalism's leading spokesman. He led a series of widely televised international revival crusades through the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Minneapolis, Minn., and he enjoyed close associations with a series of U.S. presidents. Graham and his wife, Ruth, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1996

Hyphenation

bil·ly Gra·ham

Turkish pronunciation

bîli greyım

Pronunciation

/ˈbəlē ˈgrāəm/ /ˈbɪliː ˈɡreɪəm/