- (n.) One of evangelical principles.
- (a.) Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of "Justification by Faith alone"; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox.
- (a.) Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to or contained in, the gospel or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion.
- (a.) Contained in or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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