Evangelical

Definition:

  • (a.) Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history.
  • (a.) Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion.
  • (a.) 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.
  • (n.) One of evangelical principles.

Compare evangelical with other words:

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evangelical vs. evangelistic

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enthusiastic vs. evangelical

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bible vs. evangelical

conversion vs. evangelical

evangelical vs. lutheran

evangelical vs. protestant

evangelical vs. gospel