evangelical
Also e·van·gel·ic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
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.
designating Christians, especially of the late 1970s, eschewing the designation of fundamentalist but holding to a conservative interpretation of the Bible.
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.
marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause.
an adherent of evangelical doctrines or a person who belongs to an evangelical church or party.
Origin of evangelical
1Other words from evangelical
- 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
- pseu·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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How to use evangelical in a sentence
The study that produced that dubious stat was conducted by the evangelically oriented Barna Group.
That's according to the evangelically affiliated Barna Research Group, whose long-term clients include the Disney Channel.
He is still evangelically effective, and does not appear to have diminished the number of his friends by the incident.
The Church Index | William PepperellAs a rule she is Evangelically inclined, and is as intolerant of Romanism on the one hand as of Rationalism on the other.
The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. II (of 2) | Eliza Lynn LintonThe word of God and his own heart,—yes; what a sure school of evangelical humility to every evangelically-minded student is that!
Bunyan Characters - Third Series | Alexander Whyte
British Dictionary definitions for evangelical
/ (ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪkəl) Christianity /
of, based upon, or following from the Gospels
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
another word for evangelistic
an upholder of evangelical doctrines or a member of an evangelical sect or party, esp the Low-Church party of the Church of England
Derived forms of evangelical
- evangelicalism, noun
- evangelically, adverb
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Cultural definitions for evangelical
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