e´van|gel´i|cal|ly

e´van|gel´i|cal|ly
e|van|gel|i|cal «EE van JEHL uh kuhl, EHV uhn-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or according to the four Gospels or the New Testament.
2. of or having to do with the Protestant churches that emphasize Christ's atonement and man's salvation by faith as the most important parts of Christianity. Methodists and Baptists are evangelical; Unitarians and Universalists are not.
3. having to do with a movement in Protestantism during the 1700's and 1800's that placed emphasis on the need for deep personal religious experience, especially a realization of personal sin and the approach to God through Christ.
4. = evangelistic. (Cf. ↑evangelistic)
–n.
1. a person who maintains evangelical doctrines; Protestant.
2. a member of an evangelical church or party, especially a low churchman in the Church of England: »

At his theological college, Ridley Hall, Cambridge, he was thought a strong “evangelical” (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

–e´van|gel´i|cal|ly, adverb.
–e´van|gel´i|cal|ness, noun.
E|van|gel|i|cal «EE van JEHL uh kuhl, EHV uhn-», adjective.
1. designating those Protestant churches deriving from Lutheranism rather than Calvinism (contrasted with Reformed).
2. (in some parts of Europe) Protestant.

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  • E|van|gel|i|cal — «EE van JEHL uh kuhl, EHV uhn », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or according to the four Gospels or the New Testament. 2. of or having to do with the Protestant churches that emphasize Christ s atonement and man s salvation by faith as the most… …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|van|gel|i|cal — «EE van JEHL uh kuhl, EHV uhn », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or according to the four Gospels or the New Testament. 2. of or having to do with the Protestant churches that emphasize Christ s atonement and man s salvation by faith as the most… …   Useful english dictionary

  • e´van|gel´i|cal|ness — e|van|gel|i|cal «EE van JEHL uh kuhl, EHV uhn », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or according to the four Gospels or the New Testament. 2. of or having to do with the Protestant churches that emphasize Christ s atonement and man s salvation by faith …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|van|gel|i|cal|ism — «EE van JEHL uh kuh LIHZ uhm, EHV uhn », noun. 1. the doctrines of an evangelical church. 2. adherence to such doctrines …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|e|van|gel|i|cal — «UHN ee van JEHL uh kuhl, ehv uhn », adjective. not evangelical; not in accord with the Gospels: »unevangelical doctrines …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|van´gel|is´ti|cal|ly — e|van|gel|is|tic «ih VAN juh LIHS tihk», adjective. 1. of or by an evangelist or evangelists. 2. = evangelical (def. 2). (Cf. ↑evangelical) 3. Sometimes, Evangelistic. of or having to do with the four Evangelists. –e|van´gel|is´ti|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|van|gel|is|tic — «ih VAN juh LIHS tihk», adjective. 1. of or by an evangelist or evangelists. 2. = evangelical (def. 2). (Cf. ↑evangelical) 3. Sometimes, Evangelistic. of or having to do with the four Evangelists. –e|van´gel|is´ti|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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  • evangelical — e•van•gel•i•cal [[t]ˌi vænˈdʒɛl ɪ kəl, ˌɛv ən [/t]] adj. Also, e van•gel′ic. 1) rel pertaining to or in keeping with the Gospels and their teachings 2) rel belonging to or designating the Christian churches that emphasize the authority of the… …   From formal English to slang

  • evangelical — e|van|gel|i|cal [ˌi:vænˈdʒelıkəl] adj 1.) evangelical Christians believe that they should persuade as many people as possible to become Christians ▪ the evangelical church ▪ evangelical missionaries 2.) very eager to persuade people to accept… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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