nonevangelical
- adjective
- /nʌnˌɛvənˈdʒɛlɪkəl/
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no evangélico
- Our interaction with cadets and officers from nonevangelical, nonmajority faith traditions tells us that they believe their character is impugned on a regular basis because of their differing belief systems.
Examples
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Many people who are not religious identify as nonevangelical and prefer to follow their own spiritual paths.
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The meeting included representatives from nonevangelical faith traditions, highlighting the diversity of beliefs in the community.
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Holding all else equal, evangelicals are roughly 0.08 more likely to strongly support such laws relative to nonevangelical identifiers.
Academic text (2016) -
Some nonevangelical groups advocate for social justice without adhering to evangelical doctrines.
Antonyms
How Evangelistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonevangelical = evangelical (transparent) = non + evangelical
A straightforward negative prefix 'non-' applied to the adjective 'evangelical', yielding 'not evangelical'.
Etymology
Nonevangelical comes from the parts non- meaning 'not' and evangelical meaning 'relating to the gospel' or 'good news' in Christianity. So, nonevangelical describes an attitude, group, or action that is 'not' evangelical and does not try to promote those beliefs.