evangelicalism
Americannoun
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evangelical doctrines or principles.
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adherence to evangelical principles or doctrines or to an evangelical church or party.
Etymology
Origin of evangelicalism
First recorded in 1825–35; evangelical + -ism
Vocabulary lists containing evangelicalism
Example Sentences
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Holly Berkley Fletcher, the author of the upcoming book "The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism," explained this in her Monday newsletter.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025
“Evangelicals are losing their young in epidemic numbers,” said David Gushee, a nationally known pastor, ethicist and author of “After Evangelicalism: A Path to a New Christianity.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2022
Evangelicalism - a movement within Protestant Christianity - accounted for 6.6%.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2022
By then, the United Church of Canada was propelled more by social justice than theology, according to Kevin Flatt, author of “After Evangelicalism: The 60s and the United Church.”
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2019
There was only one man at Cambridge whose services to Evangelicalism at all equalled those of Isaac Milner.
From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Abbey, Charles J. (Charles John)
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