| 单词 | evangelical |
| 释义 | evangelical (once / 1377 pages) 1adj 2adj Evangelical is a word to describe anyone who is super enthusiastic about something. You might meet an evangelical Christian or an evangelical cheerleader, or even an evangelical Christian cheerleader. Evangelical is an adjective originally used to describe a relationship to a particular school of Protestantism. More generally, evangelical is used to describe a strict belief in the Christian gospel and an emphasis on personal conversion to Christianity. Outside of church, the adjective evangelical can describe someone who is an extremely enthusiastic or zealous about a particular cause. An evangelical supporter of something will speak passionately and try very hard to get you to convert to their cause. WORD FAMILYevangelical: evangelicalism, evangelically+/evangel: evangelical, evangels USAGE EXAMPLESAlthough Brazil is largely Roman Catholic, the evangelical community now accounts for one-fifth of the population of around 200 million. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) She helped orchestrate his meeting with hundreds of evangelical leaders in June and is now chair of his evangelical advisory board. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The first is small churches, often Pentecostal and Evangelical. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels evangelical Christianity an ultraconservative evangelical message 2adj of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament 2adj marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause Syn evangelistic enthusiastic having or showing great excitement and interest |
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