# evangelical

> English word · Adjective · IPA /iːvænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/ · frequency rank #12,765

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
2. Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament.
3. Protestant; specifically Lutheran and Calvinist churches in continental Europe as well as their offshoots in North America.
4. Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).
5. Pertaining to Islamic groups that are dedicated to dawah and preaching the Quran and sunnah.
6. Zealously enthusiastic.

## Etymology
From evangelic + -al, from Old French evangelique, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`eavngelical`, `evagnelical`, `evaneglical`, `evangeilcal`, `evangelcial`, `evangeliacl`, `evangelicall`, `evangeliccal`, `evangelicla`, `evangellical`, `evanggelical`, `evangleical`, `evanngelical`, `evnagelical`, `evvangelical`, `veangelical`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/evangelical