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evangelical

evangelical

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A person who belongs to a Christian group that stresses personal faith and the Bible
  • noun
  • /ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪkəl/
translation icon : evangélico
  • Although they accepted each other as evangelicals, they brought with them different denominational experiences.
  • association of evangelicals
  • National Association of Evangelicals
  • Catholic groups and evangelicals

They went to the National Prayer Breakfast, evangelicals, they went to the NRA.

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Examples

  • What does a typical white Christian, white evangelical Christians say about the protests?

  • In the routine activities of the church, evangelicals did not see themselves as sharing the same circumstances.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Yeah, I mean, my parents raised me Evangelical, and I hate them, but I found my own way to it.

  • And that might be a reason that some evangelicals are moving toward the Democratic Party.

  • The political participation of evangelicals in Latin America has received much attention of late.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I think a question we have to ask is evangelicals is why the LGBTQ community doesn't feel safe in our spaces.

  • A local pastor estimates that the evangelicals in Huaycan constitute approximately 2 percent of the population.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In their neighborhood participation, the evangelicals tested their traditional public image as good neighbors, moderate and discreet.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Displaying growing political shrewdness, the evangelicals now lobbied for the religious rights of all non-Anglicans.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Many evangelicals believe in spreading their message through community outreach programs.

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 singular
evangelicals plural

Etymology

Evangelical as a noun comes from Greek euangelion 'good news' and from evangelist 'one who brings good news'. So an evangelical is a person who focuses on personal faith and the Bible and often wants to share that faith with others.