evangelical

adjective

variants also evangelic
Definition of evangelicalnext
as in missionary

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Recent Examples of evangelical 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 Tony Pérez is an evangelical pastor in Reading, Pennsylvania, a city whose population is about seventy per cent Latino. — Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 14 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
  1. missionary
  2. clerical
  3. pastoral
  4. ministerial
  5. apostolic
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  • 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
Definition of missionary
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  • 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
  • Brookings found that this vulnerable group is primarily located in clerical and administrative occupations, and 86 percent are women.
    — Peter D. Banko, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of clerical
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  • Pulling off both the oscillation between fast and furious belters and quiet, pastoral lullabies is a tough feat at an outdoor music festival, but the Brits do seem to be made for this sort of thing.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But after a morning of pastoral Tyrolean views, followed by a convivial lunch at a lakefront restaurant, my commitment to solitude wavered.
    — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of pastoral
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  • According to city officials, ministerial approvals on building and grading permits, among others, remain, and there are additional agreements that still need to be considered by the City Council.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever the outcome of the ministerial meeting, there is no version that will make Americans safer.
    — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of ministerial
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
Definition of apostolic

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