television evangelist

Broadcast faith minister

A television evangelist is a Christian minister who preaches primarily through television broadcasts rather than from a traditional pulpit.

The term often carries connotations of flashy presentation, emotional appeals for donations, and occasional scandal: Another television evangelist caught in a financial controversy.

Also called a televangelist.

Related

sermon · prosperity gospel · altar call · faith healing · minister · scripture reading · televangelist · live streaming · media criticism · satellite TV · cable access · TV ministry · 700 Club · worship service · media production · spiritual revival · prayer · prayer line

Opposites
religious media presence

television evangelisthermit

Person choosing total seclusion

parish priest · village priest · anchorite · circuit rider · prison chaplain

religious authenticity/sincerity

television evangelistascetic

One who renounces indulgence

Mother Teresa · monastic · vow of poverty · humble servant

worldview and message

television evangelistsecular humanist

One embracing nontheistic ethics

skeptic · rationalist · science communicator · Carl Sagan · Neil deGrasse Tyson

Family

television, televisions, televise, televised, televising, telecast, vision, visions, visual

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G