Definition of evangelical Evangelical

/iˌvænʤɛˈlɪkʌl/ - [eevanjelikul] - e•van•gel•i•cal

We found 15 definitions of evangelical from 4 different sources.

What does evangelical mean?

Adjective
evangelical - relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels; "evangelical Christianity"; "an ultraconservative evangelical message"
evangelical - of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
evangelical - marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause
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evangelical (Noun)
A member of an evangelical church.
evangelical (Noun)
An advocate of evangelicalism.
evangelical (Adjective)
Pertaining to the gospels of the Christian New Testament .
evangelical (Adjective)
Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
evangelical (Adjective)
Protestant; specifically, designating European churches which were originally Lutheran rather than Calvinist.
evangelical (Adjective)
Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible evangelicalism.
evangelical (Adjective)
Zealously enthusiastic.

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