evangelical
Also evangelic. 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 [ee-van-jel-i-kal-i-tee], /ˌi vænˌdʒɛl ɪˈkæl ɪ ti/, 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 evangelical couple also visited a swingers club, Miami Velvet, according to Granda.
For evangelicals, the Wayfair rumors exploded into a major online freakout.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead. | Abby Ohlheiser | August 26, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewKristen Howerton, a writer and family therapist who grew up evangelical, says that she began seeing more QAnon-related content from evangelical friends on Facebook about a year ago.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead. | Abby Ohlheiser | August 26, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAmong evangelicals, feelings about human trafficking are often so intense that people are only interested in hearing, and sharing, stories about how inhumane and widespread it is.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead. | Abby Ohlheiser | August 26, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAround a quarter of American adults identify themselves as evangelical Protestants, including parts of the Baptist, Lutheran, and Presbyterian denominations.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead. | Abby Ohlheiser | August 26, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Pastor Gaylard Williams earned a good reputation among his evangelical ilk.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault | M.L. Nestel | December 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFirst, white evangelical Protestants are, by far, the most likely to be climate deniers.
Eight years later, the white evangelical midterm electorate was more energized for the Republican side.
While their songs are inspired by Jewish teachings, they are nowhere close to evangelical.
The Sisterhood of Bulletproof Stockings: It’s Ladies’ Night for Hasidic Rockers | Emily Shire | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe NCF was created, back in 1982 or so, to maximize hard right-wing evangelical Christian philanthropic giving.
The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of | Jay Michaelson | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn rejecting this system, she had no friend to conduct her to the warm, sheltered, and congenial retreats of evangelical piety.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottIn these papers it has been chiefly discussed as one of the two principal branches of the general evangelical movement.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonThe evangelical movement had done good even in quarters where it had been looked upon with disfavour.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonThe implacable patient declared that he admired what he called my evangelical moderation.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoMr. O'Brien was a member of the Church of England, and his sympathies were with the evangelical section.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
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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