évangile

See also: evangile and Évangile

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French evangile, evangeile, euvangile, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”). Cognate with Italian vangelo, Portuguese evangelho, Spanish evangelio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.vɑ̃.ʒil/

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Noun

évangile m (plural évangiles)

1. (biblical) gospel

Derived terms

• parole d’évangile

Related terms

• évangélique

Further reading

• “évangile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.