Evangelical Christians emphasize the importance of the Bible and the need for personal belief in Christ.
...an evangelical Christian.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe someone's behaviour as evangelical, you mean that it is very enthusiastic.
With almost evangelical fervour, Marks warns against deliberately seeking a tan.
More Synonyms of evangelical
evangelical in British English
(ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪkəl) Christianity
adjective
1.
of, based upon, or following from the Gospels
2.
denoting or relating to any of certain Protestant sects or parties, which emphasize the importance of personal conversion and faith in atonement through the death of Christ as a means of salvation
3. another word for evangelistic
noun
4.
an upholder of evangelical doctrines or a member of an evangelical sect or party, esp the Low-Church party of the Church of England
Derived forms
evangelicalism (ˌevanˈgelicalism)
noun
evangelicism (ˌiːvænˈdʒəlɪˌsɪzəm)
noun
evangelically (ˌevanˈgelically)
adverb
evangelical in American English
(ˌivænˈdʒɛlɪkəl; ˌ ɛvənˈdʒɛlɪkəl)
adjective
1.
in, of, or according to the Gospels or the teaching of the New Testament
2.
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
3. [E-]
designating or of a number of Protestant sects with this belief
4.
of the Low Church party in the Church of England
5.
of or promoting evangelism; evangelistic
: Also ˌevanˈgelic
noun
6. [E-]
a member of an evangelical church
Derived forms
evangelicalism (ˌevanˈgelicalˌism)
noun
evangelically (ˌevanˈgelically)
adverb
Word origin
< LL(Ec) evangelicus < Gr euangelikos < euangelion (see evangel) + -al
Examples of 'evangelical' in a sentence
evangelical
Mark is getting all evangelical about this one,' Colin grinned, almost indulgently.
Barbara Erskine HIDING FROM THE LIGHT (2003)
Some days, the international post brought him evangelical pamphlets from America.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
They were young, well-educated, altruistic; Stephanie found their idealism naively evangelical.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2003)
They were young, well-educated, altruistic; Stephanie found their idealism naivelyevangelical.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2003)
(adjective)
Definition
displaying missionary zeal in promoting something
He has all the hallmarks of an evangelical preacher.