[ 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