televangelist
noun
tel·evan·ge·list
ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-list 
: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs
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Clearly the most godless Man of God Garfield has played — the one-two of playing a televangelist here and a Mormon cop in Under the Banner of Heaven makes for a religious diptych that’s uniquely American.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Christian Borle plays Jim Bakker, Faye’s first husband, co-host and co-founder of their PTL Television Network, and Michael Cerveris plays Jerry Falwell, a fellow televangelist who took over PTL after scandal.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Founded by televangelist Jerry Falwell Sr., the college has long adhered to evangelical beliefs.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
In the 1980s, the Pentecostal televangelist Jimmy Swaggart used his personal column in his ministry’s magazine to endorse evangelist Pat Robertson’s campaign for president.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2024
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Christian Borle plays Jim Bakker, Faye’s first husband, co-host and co-founder of their PTL Television Network, and Michael Cerveris plays Jerry Falwell, a fellow televangelist who took over PTL after scandal.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Founded by televangelist Jerry Falwell Sr., the college has long adhered to evangelical beliefs.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
In the 1980s, the Pentecostal televangelist Jimmy Swaggart used his personal column in his ministry’s magazine to endorse evangelist Pat Robertson’s campaign for president.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2024
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televangelist
noun
tel·evan·ge·list
ˌtel-i-ˈvan-jə-ləst
: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs
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