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evangelical

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for evangelical.

Editorial note

None of that has happened and the fastest growing religious communities these days are fundamentalist, evangelical Christians.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A member of an evangelical church.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of evangelical gathered in one view.

noun

A member of an evangelical church.

noun

An advocate of evangelicalism.

adjective

Zealously enthusiastic.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for evangelical.

adjective

Of, or relating to any of several Christian Churches that believe in the sole authority of the gospels.

Example sentences

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None of that has happened and the fastest growing religious communities these days are fundamentalist, evangelical Christians.

2

Consider the problem faced by evangelical christian politicians, who are trying to keep a lid on their closet homosexuality.

3

They also co-opt the previously fairly moderate evangelical crowd with red-scare tactics around the same time.

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So they're basically the middle eastern version of Evangelical Christians (who happen to be in control of the US government)...

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Not a single evangelical Christian (a group that comprises about one quarter of Americans19), or even a Protestant of any denomination.

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It took the evangelical churches until the early 20th century to unify in Germany.

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American Evangelical style biblical literalism is a heresy of the modern era - hardly a sign that scientific knowledge is encouraging progress.

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I guess it's the abstract, evangelical nature of it that makes it comparable to religion in some ways.

9

I don't want to attend atheist classes or listen to an atheist preacher or be around evangelical atheists.

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According to some people all mentions of PLs have to be evangelical and confrontational.

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Unlike the different evangelical churches they're not likely to unify any time soon.

12

Instead, through their friendship, Tolkien brought Lewis over, leading him to write one of the most influential texts in evangelical Christianity ever published.

Quote examples

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I was promoted because, "There's nothing but a bunch of sorry niggers working here so I'm giving it to you." I was told once by an evangelical, white Christian that black churches didn't really count as Christian because they don't truly believe.

Proper noun examples

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My background is Evangelical, and in my opinion they do 'community' extremely well.

2

Evangelism: Evangelical:: Islam: Islamism.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use evangelical in a sentence?

None of that has happened and the fastest growing religious communities these days are fundamentalist, evangelical Christians.

What does evangelical mean?

A member of an evangelical church.

What part of speech is evangelical?

evangelical is commonly used as noun, adjective.