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See also: Evangelical
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
evangelic + -al, from Old French evangelique, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /iːvænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective[edit]
evangelical (comparative more evangelical, superlative most evangelical)
- Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
- Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament.
- Protestant; specifically Lutheran and Calvinist churches in continental Europe as well as their offshoots in North America.
- Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).
- Pertaining to Islamic groups that are dedicated to dawah and preaching the Quran and sunnah.
- 1987, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Islamic Values in the United States: A Comparative Study, page 10:
- When the mosque came under the influence of an evangelical Muslim group (Jamaati Tableegh), the formerly congenial situation changed noticeably.
- Zealously enthusiastic.
Usage notes[edit]
While evangelical may have all the above meanings, it is often used now for meaning 4.
Evangelic has only the meanings 1-3 and is now used often to differentiate these meanings from evangelicalism.
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Translations[edit]
pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general
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Protestant; specifically Lutheran and Calvinist churches
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Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion
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Noun[edit]
evangelical (plural evangelicals)
- A member of an evangelical church
- An advocate of evangelicalism
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Related terms[edit]
- evangel
- evangelise
- evangeliser
- evangelism
- evangelist
- evangelistic
- evangelistical
- evangelistically
- evangelize
- evangelizer
Translations[edit]
member of an evangelical church
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References[edit]
- Evangelical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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