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# Pertaining to the [[gospel]](s) of the Christian [[New Testament]] |
# Pertaining to the [[gospel]](s) of the Christian [[New Testament]] |
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# Pertaining to Islamic groups that are dedicated to [[dawah]] and preaching the [[Quran]]. |
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#* '''1987''', Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, ''Islamic Values in the United States: A Comparative Study'', Page 10 |
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#*: ''When the mosque came under the influence of an '''evangelical''' Muslim group (Jamaati Tableegh), the formerly congenial situation changed noticeably.'' |
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# Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian [[gospel]] or Christianity in general. |
# Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian [[gospel]] or Christianity in general. |
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# [[Protestant]]; specifically, designating European churches which were originally [[Lutheran]] rather than Calvinist. |
# [[Protestant]]; specifically, designating European churches which were originally [[Lutheran]] rather than Calvinist. |
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English
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
evangelical (comparative more evangelical, superlative most evangelical)
- Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament
- Pertaining to Islamic groups that are dedicated to dawah and preaching the Quran.
- 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.
- 1987, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Islamic Values in the United States: A Comparative Study, Page 10
- Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
- Protestant; specifically, designating European churches which were originally Lutheran rather than Calvinist.
- Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).
- Zealously enthusiastic.
Antonyms
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Usage notes
While evangelical may have all above meanings, it is often used now for meanings 4-5.
Evangelic has only the meanings 1-3 and is now used often to differentiate these meanings from evangelicalism.
Translations
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Noun
evangelical (plural evangelicals)
- A member of an evangelical church
- An advocate of evangelicalism