Определение televangelist в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his or her ministry to television broadcasts to a regular viewing audience
A televangelist is someone who makes regular television broadcasts to promote a particular form of Christianity and raise money for particular Christian groups or projects. someone who appears regularly on television to try to persuade people to become Christians, and often also asks people to give them money (television + evangelist)
{i} Christian gospel preacher who uses television regularly to conduct normal religious services
Someone that portrays themselves as religious on television in order to increase their wealth (cf. swindler, scam)
Evangelism through religious programs on television. Such programs are usually hosted by a fundamentalist Protestant minister, who conducts services and often asks for donations. Billy Graham became known worldwide through his TV specials from the 1950s on. Other prominent televangelists have included Oral Roberts, Jerry Falwell, and Pat Robertson