evangel

¹ American  

[ih-van-juhl] / ɪˈvæn dʒəl /

noun

1. the good tidings of the redemption of the world through Jesus Christ; the gospel.

2. (usually initial capital letter) any of the four Gospels.

3. doctrine taken as a guide or regarded as of prime importance.

4. good news or tidings.

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evangel ² American  

[ih-van-juhl] / ɪˈvæn dʒəl /

noun

1. an evangelist.

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evangel British  

/ ɪˈvændʒəl /

noun

1. archaic the gospel of Christianity

2. (often capital) any of the four Gospels of the New Testament

3. any body of teachings regarded as central or basic

4. an evangelist

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Etymology

Origin of evangel¹

1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin evangelium < Greek euangélion good news ( eu-, angel ); replacing Middle English evangile < Middle French

Origin of evangel²

1585–95; < Late Latin evangelus < Greek euángelos (adj.) bringing good news. See evangel ¹

Example Sentences

His Sonny, a Texas evangel with a devoted flock, is deeply flawed — to watch the way his wife flinches when he approaches her tells its own sad backstory.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Some anecdotes are more uncomfortable — for speaker and hearer — than others, but collectively serve Dr. Pam’s evangel that “you are not alone.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2017

In it, he expounds briskly and sometimes brilliantly the evangel of free competitive enterprise which he has preached up & down the U.S.,

From Time Magazine Archive

To them, there seemed to be no effective way of bridling this evangel of nonsense.

From Time Magazine Archive

The legends have it that on the coming of the central figure of the discredited evangel the angels sang together: "Peace on earth, good will to men."

From The Gospel Of Evolution From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures by Aveling, Edward