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also evangelic
as in missionary
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Recent Examples of evangelical
The scholars were joined last year by some of Bonhoeffer’s living relatives, who released a statement accusing Metaxas, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, of misrepresenting Bonhoeffer as a fundamentalist evangelical.
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John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
According to right-wing evangelical preacher Andrew Isker, yes.
—James Factora, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
Could an evangelical school like Wheaton College be compelled to appoint an atheist to its faculty?
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
From this perspective, an attack on empathy is inevitable, especially among the evangelical subculture most susceptible to Christian nationalist propaganda.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
According to right-wing evangelical preacher Andrew Isker, yes.
—James Factora, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
Could an evangelical school like Wheaton College be compelled to appoint an atheist to its faculty?
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
From this perspective, an attack on empathy is inevitable, especially among the evangelical subculture most susceptible to Christian nationalist propaganda.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
Adjective
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Dear Eric: Thirty years ago, at the age of 29, I was sent by my missionary organization to South America.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Our Seek the City to Come initiative harnessed the wisdom of 6,000 voices that guided my decision to revitalize parishes as evangelizing missionary centers.—
William E. Lori,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Trump administration initially said that Abrego Garcia’s deportation was the result of a clerical error.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Zam’s website and social media expertise helped spread information about protests against the clerical regime and exposed widespread regime corruption.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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From his choice of a single wooden coffin to burial outside the Vatican, the funeral ceremonies underscore his efforts to reshape the image of the papacy away from grandeur and toward pastoral service.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The reforms have been examined through a structure called the Synod of Bishops, which has been the primary vehicle through which the pope has implemented his pastoral agenda during his papacy.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The British Foreign Office confirmed that ministerial Ukraine peace talks with U.S. and European counterparts were postponed and downgraded to behind-the-scenes meetings with officials.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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Aimee had three ministerial assistants and a board of seven elders, along with 21 deacons — 14 of them women.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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But after the Mass ended, Francis appeared on the loggia balcony over the basilica entrance for more than 20 minutes and imparted the apostolic blessing in Latin.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the apostolic age, the first millennium of Christianity, when the Church did not yet have the backing of law and culture and strong institutionsChristianity spread rapidly across the ancient world.—
Austen Ivereigh,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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