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Evangelicalism

[ee-van-jel-i-kuh-liz-uhm, ev-uhn-]

e·van·gel·i·cal·ism

[ee-van-jel-i-kuh-liz-uhm, ev-uhn-]
noun
1.
evangelical doctrines or principles.
2.
adherence to evangelical principles or doctrines or to an evangelical church or party.

Origin:
1825–35; evangelical + -ism
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Evangelicalism has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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evangelical (ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪkəl)
 
adj
1.  of, based upon, or following from the Gospels
2.  denoting or relating to any of certain Protestant sects or parties, which emphasize the importance of personal conversion and faith in atonement through the death of Christ as a means of salvation
3.  another word for evangelistic
 
n
4.  an upholder of evangelical doctrines or a member of an evangelical sect or party, esp the Low-Church party of the Church of England
 
evan'gelicalism
 
n
 
evan'gelically
 
adv

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