evangelical

CEFRC1

/iːvænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to a Christian group that stresses personal faith.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Protestant; specifically Lutheran and Calvinist churches in continental Europe as well as their offshoots in North America.

Examples

  • Sami was an evangelical missionary who converted to Islam.

  • Sami was a devout evangelical Christian.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.

  2. Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament.

  3. Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).

More examples

In context

  • “They wave their Bibles at passersby, screaming their condemnations,” writes Kurt Eichenwald of evangelical Christians.

  • When the mosque came under the influence of an evangelical Muslim group (Jamaati Tableegh), the formerly congenial situation changed noticeably.

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Origin

adjective

From evangelic + -al, from Old French evangelique, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).