evangelical

variants also evangelic

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Recent Examples of evangelical This assertion, though not grounded in any definitive scriptural timeline, resonated widely, particularly among evangelical TikTok users. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his Second Coming. C. A. Bridges, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025 The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that, during the end times, both living believers and those resurrected from the dead will ascend bodily into heaven to join Jesus at his Second Coming. Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025 The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evangelical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
Adjective
  • The book is narrated by a young journalist, interviewing an elderly woman about her life as a missionary teacher in 1930s Jaffa.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The governor and first lady Maria Lee, both devout Christians, have been involved in missionary work and have helped refugees in the Nashville area.
    Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But at the time, such ambitions weren’t seen as realistic for women, who were instead steered toward housework or low-wage clerical jobs.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Olivier honors included an unprecedented Best Supporting Actor award to the puppeteers who operate the tiger named Richard Parker (named so because of a clerical error in filing after his capture).
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Once the seat of dukes and later a wartime naval base, the pastoral country estate in Ireland's County Fermanagh comprises a historic residence, five cottages, a walled garden, and vast sporting grounds.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
  • One of the original parks designed by Olmsted, the park provides a pastoral setting amid rolling hills, open meadows and woodlands of the Beargrass Creek valley.
    Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Next, approval is needed at the ESA ministerial meeting in Bremen, Germany, in November, allowing a mission definition phase, leading to mission adoption in 2034 and a launch around 2042.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • On Tuesday, during a high level ministerial meeting at the U.N. co-presided by Haiti, Canada pledged an additional $40 million Canadian ($29 million US) for the multinational security mission and its successor force.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • View Comments The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
  • The Friday event, which took place inside the Vatican’s apostolic palace, included a roundtable discussion on AI ethics and governance.
    CNN.com, Mercury News, 20 June 2025

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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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