Nearby Words
adjective
1.
Also, e·van·gel·ic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
2.
belonging to or designating the Christian churches that emphasize the teachings and authority of the Scriptures, especially of the new testament, in opposition to the institutional authority of the church itself, and that stress as paramount the tenet that salvation is achieved by personal conversion to faith in the atonement of Christ.
3.
designating Christians, especially of the late 1970s, eschewing the designation of fundamentalist but holding to a conservative interpretation of the Bible.
4.
pertaining to certain movements in the Protestant churches in the 18th and 19th centuries that stressed the importance of personal experience of guilt for sin, and of reconciliation to God through Christ.
5.
marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause.
noun
6.
an adherent of evangelical doctrines or a person who belongs to an evangelical church or party.
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Evangelical
has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| given to using long words. |
Related forms
e·van·gel·i·cal·ly, adverb
e·van·gel·i·cal·ness, e·van·gel·i·cal·i·ty, noun
non·e·van·gel·ic, adjective
non·e·van·gel·i·cal, adjective
non·e·van·gel·i·cal·ly, adverb
EXPANDpseu·do·e·van·gel·ic, adjective
pseu·do·e·van·gel·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·e·van·gel·i·cal·ly, adverb
su·per·e·van·gel·i·cal, adjective
su·per·e·van·gel·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·e·van·gel·ic, adjective
un·e·van·gel·i·cal, adjective
un·e·van·gel·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- Lindsay, though, accurately reflects the evangelical subculture he describes.
- Evangelical churches are doing similiar things across the continent.
- She was evangelical about the coat, and let me try hers on.
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World English Dictionary
| 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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Word Origin & History
evangelical
1530s, from L. evangelicus (see evangelist) + -al. In reference to a tendency or school in Protestantism, from mid-18c. Related: Evangelicalism (1831).
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