evangelical preacher

Tent meeting speaker

An evangelical preacher is a Christian minister who emphasizes personal conversion, biblical authority, and spreading the faith.

The term often connotes energetic, emotionally charged sermons and appeals for salvation: The evangelical preacher called sinners to the altar.

In American usage, evangelical preachers are typically associated with Protestant denominations and conservative social positions.

Related

shout · gospel · born again · voice · salvation · Protestantism · hallelujah · praise the Lord · holy spirit · speaking in tongues · Pentecostalism · laying on hands · revivalist · passion · fervor · minister · Sunday sermon · testimony

Opposites
religious approach and style

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Religious woman in seclusion

hermit · anchorite · mystic · recluse · Buddhist monk

stance toward religious conversion

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One denying gods exist

secular humanist · nonbeliever · apostate · antitheist · agnostic

belief system

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Values physical over spiritual

rationalist · Bertrand Russell

Family

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G