Main Entry:

¹evan·gel·i·cal

Pronunciation:

\ˌē-ˌvan-ˈje-li-kəl, ˌe-vən-\

Variant(s):

also evan·gel·ic \-ik\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1531

1: of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels2: protestant3: emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ through personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual4 acapitalized : of or relating to the Evangelical Church in Germany boften capitalized : of, adhering to, or marked by fundamentalism : fundamentalist coften capitalized : low church5: marked by militant or crusading zeal : evangelistic <the evangelical ardor of the movement's leaders — Amos Vogel>

— Evan·gel·i·cal·ism \-li-kə-ˌli-zəm\ noun

— evan·gel·i·cal·ly \-li-k(ə-)lē\ adverb