Evangel used in a sentence

Evangel in a sentence as a noun

As for the subgroup you're talking about, I sometimes refer to them as "evangelical atheists".

It was an odd line coming from the party of Ronald Reagan, the arch-evangel of American optimism, and Mr. Clinton served notice that Mr. Dole would not be allowed to forget his blunder.

But you can be evangelistic without being evangelical; as you say, that would describe any church that tries to expand its membership, or any individual Christian who tries to persuade others to convert.

Despite popular conception, "evangelist" as a word isn't actually rooted in religious etymology: it comes from the Greek "euangelistes" -- literally "bringing of good news", where the "good news" part is rooted in the Greek "angelos", meaning "messenger.

Proper Noun Examples for Evangel

"Evangelical" actually means something quite different from "evangelizing".The "evangel" is the "eu-angel", the "good news", the "gospel".