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evangelical

evan·ge·li·cal

UK/iːvænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/ US/ˌivæˈndʒɛlɪkʌl/ rare

adjective

1.

relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels

  • “evangelical Christianity”
  • “an ultraconservative evangelical message”
2.

of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament

3.

Origin

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

Phrases

  • evangelical counsels
  • open evangelical

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