Evangelical

[iːvæn'dʒelɪk(ə)l;ev-] or [,ivæn'dʒɛlɪkl]

Definition

(adj.) marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause .

(adj.) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament .

(adj.) relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels; 'evangelical Christianity'; 'an ultraconservative evangelical message' .

Checker: Nona--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history.

(a.) Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion.

(a.) Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of "Justification by Faith alone"; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox.

(n.) One of evangelical principles.

Typist: Natalie

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. According to the gospel.

Edited by Cecilia