evangelical
adjective
Also evangelic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
unevangelical
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a word derived from
evangelical.
Example Sentences
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But if there is anything essentially unevangelical, it is surely the concept of the hero.
From The Antichrist by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
Falsely interpreting the proposition as necessarily implying, not merely moral obligation, but also compulsion and coercion, they rejected it as unevangelical and semipopish.
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by F. (Friedrich) Bente
When Luther, in the domain of religion, characterized as unevangelical the conception of merit and reward, and energetically banished the huckster-spirit from religious feeling, he opened to the German thought the widest possibilities of victory....
From Gems (?) of German Thought by William Archer
It differs from the United Presbyterian Church in restricting its opposition to the abuse of patronage, without repudiating right off every sort of state aid and endowment as unevangelical.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz
Its importance was due to the diversity of unevangelical bodies there represented, and to the celebrity of several of the speakers.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by J. F. (John Fletcher) Hurst
