Evangelical

  1. Adjective.  Of, or relating to any of several Christian Churches that believe in the sole authority of the gospels.
  2. Adjective.  Of, or relating to Protestant (especially Lutheran) Churches in Germany.
  3. Adjective.  Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament.
  4. Adjective.  Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
  5. Adjective.  Protestant; specifically, designating European churches which were originally Lutheran rather than Calvinist.
  6. Adjective.  Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).
  7. Adjective.  Zealously enthusiastic.
  8. Noun.  A member of an evangelical church.
  9. Noun.  An advocate of evangelicalism.

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