evangelical

variants also evangelic
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Recent Examples of evangelical The 45-year-old senator’s popular stepmother, Michelle Bolsonaro, a leader for many evangelical voters, was one of the notable absences among about 500 people cheering him on at the Arena Mercado Livre Pacaembu in São Paulo. Mauricio Savarese, Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2026 All of that perhaps explains why Rodgers, who grew up in an evangelical Christian environment, may have rejected his family for a time. Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 But over and over again in these pages, Vance gives the impression that his book is meant to provide some kind of quasi-evangelical impetus to aspiring parents. Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 Although Republicans remained a minority in the early 1990s, demographic change, evangelical mobilization and suburban realignment were steadily improving their prospects. Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for evangelical
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Adjective
  • History Johann Ludwig Krapf, a German pastor and Anglican missionary, arrived to proselytize in what is now Kenya in 1844.
    Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The backstory The hotel is named after Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, who, along with Franciscan missionary Father Junípero Serra, incorporated the city of Monterey in 1770.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • The jobs were broken down into around 200 management roles, 67 office or clerical roles, 67 professional, 534 skilled and 133 unskilled.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Palo Alto police confirmed the 49ers coach was at fault and said a clerical error led a state database to wrongly blame the other driver, a 21-year-old woman.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Adjective
  • And rather than rush to a decision during a pastoral transition, the church chose to set the conversation aside.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026
  • By driving Etna’s drifting itinerary with the quest to return home, Yoon invokes the pastoral nostalgia that has characterized the canine tradition’s man-dog battles against the brutal wilderness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Fidan said, however, that the countries would consult on the degree and form of assistance provided following an attack, with operational details still to be determined by a new ministerial committee.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The proposal also sets up ministerial and parliamentary committees to monitor the disarmament process.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • On June 2, 1979, Pope John Paul II set out from Rome on an apostolic journey, as papal trips away from the Vatican are called.
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • The leader of the Roman Catholic Church directed his remarks to university students at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, during an 11-day apostolic journey in Africa.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026

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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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