Evangelical Meaning
/iːvænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjPertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
adjPertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament.
Sentence Examples
Sami was an evangelical missionary who converted to Islam.
Sami was a devout evangelical Christian.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ church held an outdoor service under the large tent.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was raised in an ____ household where Sundays were strictly reserved for church activities.
Word Origin & History
From evangelic + -al, from Old French evangelique, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“They wave their Bibles at passersby, screaming their condemnations,” writes Kurt Eichenwald of evangelical Christians."
— 2015 January 6, Rachel Held Evans, “What Newsweek gets wrong about evangelicals”, in CNN:
"When the mosque came under the influence of an evangelical Muslim group (Jamaati Tableegh), the formerly congenial situation changed noticeably."
— 1987, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Islamic Values in the United States: A Comparative Study, page 10:
"Furthermore, what would otherwise be good points about the sort of selective literalism that renders homosexuality an unpardonable sin but shrugs off Sarah Palin’s biblically forbidden pearl earrings are lost in Eichenwald’s assumption that evangelicals make these decisions “with less care than they exercise in selecting side orders for lunch.”"
— 2015 January 6, Rachel Held Evans, “What Newsweek gets wrong about evangelicals”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ church held an outdoor service under the large tent.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was raised in an ____ household where Sundays were strictly reserved for church activities.