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evangelical

evangelical

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About a Christian group that stresses personal faith and the Bible
  • adjective
  • /ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪkəl/
translation icon : evangélico
  • The pastor's evangelical approach inspired the congregation to engage in community outreach programs.
  • evangelical churches
  • evangelical Christian
  • evangelical Protestantism

They're obviously many, many evangelical churches and strains.

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Examples

  • As alternative moral communities, the evangelical churches also became alternative centers of power.

    Academic text (1996)
  • He grew up in an evangelical household where the teachings of the Bible were central to their daily lives.

  • You grow up gay in an evangelical Christian environment.

  • Second, it is only natural to become evangelical when one is truly born of the Spirit.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I teach at a university that is firmly within the Evangelical Christian tradition.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Along the road to salvation, evangelical churches address the personal needs of members and their families.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Education, however, turned out to be a field in which evangelical missionaries were extremely active.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The Washington Post even described Liberty as "the epicenter of evangelical education in the United States."

    Academic text (2017)
  • Local inhabitants there saw evangelical churches as veritable havens of peace and security.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Many evangelical churches emphasize the importance of personal conversion and spreading the Christian message.

Compounds

A former Protestant group that joined the Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church in 1968

A Protestant Christian church formed in 1934 when two American churches joined

Surface Forms

evangelical positive
evangelicaler comparative
evangelicalest superlative

Morphology

evangelical = evangel (transparent) = evangel + ical

The sense names a political/denominational stance derived from 'evangel' (gospel) with a standard adjectival suffix; the derivation is regular.

Etymology

Evangelical comes from the Greek euangelion 'good news' and is related to evangelist, a person who brings that 'good news'. That's why an evangelical group focuses on sharing faith, personal belief, and the authority of the Bible.