1. To evangelize or otherwise market Christianity so poorly that the audience (the "devangelized") become hostile or indifferent toward the Church.
2. To present an anti-evangelical message to an evangelical audience.
3. To become less and less interested in evangelical Christianity.
2. To present an anti-evangelical message to an evangelical audience.
3. To become less and less interested in evangelical Christianity.
1. The door-to-door evangelism team did a great job devangelizing the neighborhood.
2. The postmodern hipster tried to devangelize his legalistic parents.
3. Paul began to devangelize as he discovered deep-rooted problems in his church.
2. The postmodern hipster tried to devangelize his legalistic parents.
3. Paul began to devangelize as he discovered deep-rooted problems in his church.
by Philip Cain May 3, 2008
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verb (used with object)
1. To attempt to spread Christianity (Evangelical or otherwise) so poorly that it has the opposite effect to what is intended.
2. To cause, or attempt to cause, someone to leave the Christian faith.
verb (used without object)
3. To lose interest in the Christian faith.
Etymology: de- (a prefix indicating privation, removal, separation, negation, etc.) + evangelise (to preach the gospel to someone, or otherwise convert someone to Christianity).
Some forms include: devangelised, devangelising, devangelism/devangelisation, devangeliser/devangelist, undevangelised
verb (used with object)
1. To attempt to spread Christianity (Evangelical or otherwise) so poorly that it has the opposite effect to what is intended.
2. To cause, or attempt to cause, someone to leave the Christian faith.
verb (used without object)
3. To lose interest in the Christian faith.
Etymology: de- (a prefix indicating privation, removal, separation, negation, etc.) + evangelise (to preach the gospel to someone, or otherwise convert someone to Christianity).
Some forms include: devangelised, devangelising, devangelism/devangelisation, devangeliser/devangelist, undevangelised
1. Brady, once a devout Catholic, was devangelised when he read the news about a Cardinal being tried for multiple counts of sexual assault.
2. Katy tried to devangelise her parents before she would introduce her girlfriend to them.
3. Some of the members of this atheism gathering were born in a secular household, and others are devangelised.
2. Katy tried to devangelise her parents before she would introduce her girlfriend to them.
3. Some of the members of this atheism gathering were born in a secular household, and others are devangelised.
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