evangelicalism

[ee-van-jel-i-kuh-liz-uhm, ev-uhn-]

noun

1. evangelical doctrines or principles.

2. adherence to evangelical principles or doctrines or to an evangelical church or party.

Word History and Origins

Origin of evangelicalism¹

First recorded in 1825–35; evangelical + -ism

Example Sentences

Most supporters are firmly ensconced in the world of white evangelicalism, which is famously alienating to most everyone outside it.

From Salon

But another reason is deeply rooted in the history of white evangelicalism: Racism.

From Salon

It's an ideology so far afield from the radical evangelicalism of the contemporary American right that I have to ask him what he thinks about what Christian identity looks like in our country right now.

From Salon

White evangelicalism has never been about morality or even really faith, but identity — specifically Whiteness.

From Salon

Carter’s progressive evangelicalism was very much in that tradition.

From Los Angeles Times