evangelical
pronunciation
How to pronounce evangelical in British English:
UK [ˌi:vænˈdʒelɪkl]
How to pronounce evangelical in American English:
US [ˌivænˈdʒɛlɪkəl, ˌɛvən-]
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- Adjective:
- 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
- marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause
Word Origin
- evangelical
- 1530s "of or pertaining to the gospel" (adj.), also "a Protestant," especially a German one (n.); with -al (1) + evangelic (early 15c.), from Old French evangelique, from Late Latin evangelicus, from evangelista (see evangelist). From mid-18c. in reference to a tendency or school in Protestantism seeking to promote conversion and emphasizing salvation by faith, the sacrifice of Christ, and a strictly religious life. As "member of the 'evangelical' party in a church" from 1804. Related: Evangelically; Evangelicalism (1812).
Example
- 1. Evangelical protestants liked almost everyone else more than they were liked in return .
- 2. He is evangelical , anti-abortion and pro-gun , but manages to be all those things without appearing as abrasive as mrs palin .
- 3. White evangelical protestants have the highest denial rate ( 55 percent ) , closely followed by the group across all religions who attend services on average at least once a week ( 49 percent ) .
- 4. John green , an expert in religion and politics at the university of akron in ohio , recently published a survey that found mr obama 's share of the vote among white evangelical protestants was virtually unchanged from that of john kerry 's in 2004 .
- 5. The 48-year-old evangelical christian is a possible republican presidential candidate in 2012 .