evangelical

adjective

variants also evangelic
Definition of evangelicalnext
as in missionary

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Recent Examples of evangelical 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 The employee of an evangelical Christian organization was not involved in direct patient care in Congo. — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 13 July 2026 The American infected was working with the evangelical Christian organization Samaritan’s Purse. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 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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  • 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
  • The story follows him through his missionary work, traveling with his wife Maria and good friend, Wang Laijun.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of missionary
Adjective
  • After doing clerical work, he was assigned to the Katsura Imperial Villa in his fourth year.
    — Hiroshige Yazawa Japan News, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
  • The union represents over 250,000 classified public school employees, like bus drivers, custodians, food service workers, para-educators, clerical staff and campus security guards.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of clerical
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  • 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
  • The interior and exterior become one, a magical pastoral world in the middle of the city.
    — Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2026
Definition of pastoral
Adjective
  • Whatever the outcome of the ministerial meeting, there is no version that will make Americans safer.
    — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • For avid politicos, there have been so many prime ministerial resignations over the last few years that some Downing Street staff have become like fan-favorite, recurring characters in a TV show.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 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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