Complete Definition of "evangelical"

see|Evangelical
English
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Etymology
From evangelic + -al.

Pronunciation
IPA|/i:væn�ʤ�lɪk�l/

Adjective
en-adj

  1. obsolete Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament
  2. Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
  3. Protestant; specifically, designating European churches which were originally Lutheran rather than Calvinist.
  4. Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).
  5. zealously|Zealously enthusiastic.

Translations

German: evangelisch, evangelikal
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Noun
en-noun

  1. A member of an evangelical church
  2. An advocate of evangelicalism

Related terms
evangelicalism
evangelism
evangelistic

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