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evangelical.

Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.

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Meaning & usage

adj/iːvænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/
  1. Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.

  2. Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament.

  3. Protestant; specifically Lutheran and Calvinist churches in continental Europe as well as their offshoots in North America.

  4. Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).

  5. Pertaining to Islamic groups that are dedicated to dawah and preaching the Quran and sunnah.

  6. Zealously enthusiastic.

Where this word comes from

From evangelic + -al, from Old French evangelique, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).

noun/iːvænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/
  1. A member of an evangelical church.

  2. An advocate of evangelicalism.

Where this word comes from

From evangelic + -al, from Old French evangelique, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).

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