evangelical

adjective

variants also evangelic
Definition of evangelicalnext
as in missionary

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Recent Examples of evangelical In Latin America, right-wing figures like Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and Christian evangelical groups in Peru, Costa Rica, and Colombia have similarly championed the anti-trans and anti-gender cause. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 The growth of evangelical Christianity across Latin America has deepened commitments to Israel on the right. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Preaching in the village of Manjacaze, his inspiration and congregation dwindling, evangelical Pastor Hélder turns to black magic to fire up his oratory and heal his parishioners. — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 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 in São Paulo. — Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 27 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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  • He was detained in March last year and deported to El Salvador, but White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and other administration officials, later admitted that the removal was due to a clerical error.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Samish also never got the valuable fishing rights that most tribes in Washington state have, due to a clerical error at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    — John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of clerical
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  • This 1920s hooked rug serves as a piece of American folk art and its pastoral nursery rhyme scene lends the right amount of charm.
    — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Although the film is about a specific Somali pastoral community, the emotions and questions at its center are universal.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pastoral
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  • France and Saudi Arabia have formed a task force on energy and logistics connections between the Middle East and Europe that is scheduled to meet at the ministerial level Monday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In 2002, the FA was forced to change the name of the competition by the Charity Commission — the independent, non-ministerial government department that registers and regulates charities in England and Wales.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 15 Aug. 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
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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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