evangelic

Variant of evangelical

evangelical definition

evan·geli·cal (ē′van jel′i kəl, ev′ən-)

adjective

  1. in, of, or according to the Gospels or the teaching of the New Testament
  2. of those Protestant churches, as the Methodist and Baptist, that emphasize salvation by faith and reject the efficacy of the sacraments and good works alone
  3. designating or of a number of Protestant sects with this belief
  4. of the Low Church party in the Church of England
  5. of or promoting evangelism; evangelistic
Also evangelic e′·van·gel′·ic

Etymology: < LL(Ec) evangelicus < Gr euangelikos < euangelion (see evangel) + -al

noun

a member of an evangelical church

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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