tel·e·van·gel·ist (t?l??-v?n?j?-l?st)n. An evangelist who conducts religious telecasts.[Blend of television and evangelist.]tel?e·van?gel·ism n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.televangelist (?t?l??vænd??l?st) n (Protestantism) US an evangelical preacher who appears regularly on television, preaching the gospel and appealing for donations from viewers[C20: from tele(vision) + (e)vangelist]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014tel?e?van?ge?list (?t?l ??væn d?? l?st) n. an evangelist who conducts religious services on television. [1980?85] tel`e?van?ge?lism, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.