Etymology
From Old French evangelique, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εá½Î±Î³Î³Îλιον or euangélion (good news), + suffix -ism.
Noun
evangelicalism (countable and uncountable, plural evangelicalisms)
- (Christianity, historical) Lutheranism and continental Calvinism.
- (Christianity) Contemporary Protestant movement based on energetic proselytism and a renewed focus on the Bible and in the belief in its inerrancy.
- Christian fundamentalism.
- (Islam) Islamic movements which are based on preaching and proselytism (dawah).
Derived terms
- open evangelicalism
Related terms
- evangel
- evangelic
- evangelical
- evangelically
- evangelist
- evangelistic
- evangelize
- evangelizer
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