EVANGELICAL


Meaning of EVANGELICAL in English

[ ˌi:van'jɛlɪk(ə)l ]

■ adjective

1》 of or according to the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion.

↘of or denoting a tradition within Protestant Christianity emphasizing the authority of the Bible, personal conversion, and the doctrine of salvation by faith in the Atonement.

2》 fervent in advocating something.

■ noun a member of the ~ tradition in the Christian Church.

Derivatives

evangelic adjective

~ism noun

~ly adverb

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