[evan.gel.i.cal] also evan.gel.ic adj (1531) 1: of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel esp. as it is presented in the four Gospels
2: protestant
3: emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ through personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual
4. a cap: of or relating to the Evangelical Church in Germany b often cap: of, adhering to, or marked by fundamentalism: fundamentalist c often cap: low church
5: marked by militant or crusading zeal: evangelistic "the ~ ardor of the movement's leaders --Amos Vogel" -- Evan.gel.i.cal.ism n -- evan.gel.i.cal.ly adv Evangelical n (1532): one holding evangelical principles or belonging to an evangelical party or church