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Adjective: evangelical  ,ee,van'je-li-kul
  1. Relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels
    "an ultraconservative evangelical message"; "evangelical Christianity";
    - evangelic [rare]
     
  2. Of, pertaining to, or in keeping with the Christian Gospel, especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
    "The evangelical preacher emphasized the importance of personal salvation";
    - evangelic [rare]
     
  3. Marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause
    "The evangelical preacher passionately spread his message";
    - evangelistic
Noun: evangelical  ,ee,van'je-li-kul
  1. Someone who is an evangelical Christian
    "As an evangelical, he believed in the importance of spreading the Gospel"

Derived forms: evangelicals

See also: enthusiastic, keen

Encyclopedia: Evangelical