evangelical
noun/ˌiːvænˈdʒelɪkl/
/ˌiːvænˈdʒelɪkl/
- a member of the evangelical branch of the Christian ChurchTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originmid 16th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek euangelikos, from euangelos ‘bringing good news’, from eu- ‘well’ + angelein ‘announce’.
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