n. 1 archaic a the gospel. b any of the four Gospels. 2 a basic doctrine or set of principles. 3 US = EVANGELIST.
[ ME f. OF evangile f. eccl.L evangelium f. Gk euaggelion good news (as EU-, ANGEL) ]
EVANGEL
Meaning of EVANGEL in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012