Canadian English Meaning of evangelical

evangelical

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Definitions and Meaning of evangelical in English

Wordnet

evangelical (a)

relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels

of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament

Wordnet

evangelical (s)

marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause

Webster

evangelical (a.)

Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history.

Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion.

Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of Justification by Faith alone; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox.

Webster

evangelical (n.)

One of evangelical principles.

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evangelical

relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels, of or pertaining to or in keep

apostolic,clerical,ministerial,missionary,Pastoral,canonical,churchly,clerical,diaconal,diocesan

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evangelic => evangelical, evangelian => evangelist, evangel => evangelist, evanescing => evanescent, evanescently => Evanescently,