n.1 archaic a the gospel. b any of the four Gospels.
2 a basic doctrine or set of principles.
3 US EVANGELIST.
Etymology: ME f. OF evangile f. eccl.L evangelium f. Gk euaggelion good news (as EU-, ANGEL)
n.1 archaic a the gospel. b any of the four Gospels.
2 a basic doctrine or set of principles.
3 US EVANGELIST.
Etymology: ME f. OF evangile f. eccl.L evangelium f. Gk euaggelion good news (as EU-, ANGEL)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012