evangelical

(ē′van jel′i kəl, ev′ən-)

adjective

in, of, or according to the Gospels or the teaching of the New Testament
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
designating or of a number of Protestant sects with this belief
of the Low Church party in the Church of England
of or promoting evangelism; evangelistic

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

noun

a member of an evangelical church

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See evangelical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or in accordance with the Christian gospel, especially one of the four gospel books of the New Testament.
Evangelical Of, relating to, or being a Protestant church that founds its teaching on the gospel.
Evangelical Of, relating to, or being a Christian church believing in the sole authority and inerrancy of the Bible, in salvation only through regeneration, and in a spiritually transformed personal life.
Evangelical
a. Of or relating to the Lutheran churches in Germany and Switzerland.
b. Of or relating to all Protestant churches in Germany.
Of or relating to the group in the Church of England that stresses personal conversion and salvation by faith.
Characterized by ardent or crusading enthusiasm; zealous: an evangelical liberal.

noun

Evangelical A member of an evangelical church or party.

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