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 ( see 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

Since childhood, he has been an evangel of one kind or another, and now he is taking his sermons down the longest sawdust trail man has ever devised.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the U.S., where he arrived in 1937, he was chief evangel of the new right-angled religion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among others that were attracted to the modern Mecca to look into the claims of the new evangel, was Thomas A. Lyne, known more familiarly among his theatrical associates as "Tom" Lyne.

From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.