televangelist

noun

tel·evan·ge·list ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-list

: an evangelist who conducts regularly televised religious programs

televangelism

ˌte-li-ˈvan-jə-ˌli-zəm

noun

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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. tick, tick … BOOM! —

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 See all Example Sentences for televangelist