evangelical

adjective

marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause

of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament

relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels

Roots

eueu- · Greek · good, well angelos-angel · Greek · messenger

Synonyms for evangelical

evangelisticadj evangelicadj christiann fundamentalistadj

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