evangelical

See also:Evangelical

English

Etymology

Fromevangelic+‎-al,fromOld Frenchevangelique,fromLatinevangelium,fromAncient Greekεὐαγγέλιον(euangélion,“good news”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/iːvænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/

• Audio(Southern England):

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Adjective

evangelical(comparativemoreevangelical,superlativemostevangelical)

1. Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the ChristiangospelorChristianityin general.
2. Pertaining to thegospel(s) of the ChristianNew Testament.
3. Protestant;specificallyLutheranandCalvinistchurches in continental Europe as well as their offshoots in North America.
4. Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personalconversionand the authority of theBible(evangelicalism).
5. Pertaining to Islamic groups that are dedicated todawahand preaching theQuranandsunnah.
   • 1987,Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad,Islamic Values in the United States: A Comparative Study,page10:

     When the mosque came under the influence of anevangelicalMuslim group (Jamaati Tableegh), the formerly congenial situation changed noticeably.

6. Zealouslyenthusiastic.

Usage notes

Whileevangelicalmay have all the above meanings, it is often used now for meaning 4.

Evangelichas only the meanings 1-3 and is now used often to differentiate these meanings fromevangelicalism.

Synonyms

• evangelic

Antonyms

• antievangelical
• nonevangelical

Derived terms

• evangelical counsels

Translations

pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general

• Amharic:ወንጌላዊ(wängelawi)
• Catalan:evangèlic(ca)
• Danish:evangelisk
• Dutch:evangelisch(nl)
• French:évangélique(fr)
• German:evangelisch(de),evangelikal(de)
• Irish:soiscéalach
• Latvian:evaņģelisks
• Maltese:evanġeliku
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:evangelisk

  Nynorsk:evangelisk

• Polish:ewangelijny(pl),ewangeliczny(pl)
• Russian:ева́нгельский(ru)(jevángelʹskij)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman:evanđeòskī(sh)

• Yiddish:עוואַנגעליסטיש(Evangelistish)

Protestant; specifically Lutheran and Calvinist churches

• Polish:ewangelicki(pl)

Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion

• Polish:ewangelikalny(pl)

Noun

evangelical(pluralevangelicals)

1. A member of an evangelical church
2. An advocate ofevangelicalism

Derived terms

• evangelicalism
• evangelically
• evangelicalness
• open evangelical

Related terms

• evangel
• evangelise
• evangeliser
• evangelism
• evangelist
• evangelistic
• evangelistical
• evangelistically
• evangelize
• evangelizer

Translations

member of an evangelical church

• Polish:ewangelik(pl)m,ewangeliczkaf

References

• Evangelicalon Wikipedia.Wikipedia