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Evangel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Evangel has 1 sense
- evangel(n = noun.communication) gospel, gospels - the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings; Array is a kind of religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
has particulars: word of god
is a part of new testament
has parts: synoptic gospels, synoptics
Derived forms adjective evangelical2, adjective evangelical1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Evangel, n. [F. évangile, L. evangelium, Gr. e'yagge`lion good news, glad tidings, gospel, fr. e'ya`ggelos bringing good news; e'y^ well + 'a`ggelein to bear a message. See Eu-, and Angel and cf. Evangely.].
Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the gospel, or a gospel. Milton. [1913 Webster]
"Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Evangel, n.
1 archaic a the gospel. b any of the four Gospels.
2 a basic doctrine or set of principles.
3 US = EVANGELIST.
1 archaic a the gospel. b any of the four Gospels.
2 a basic doctrine or set of principles.
3 US = EVANGELIST.
Etymology
ME f. OF evangile f. eccl.L evangelium f. Gk euaggelion good news (as EU-, ANGEL)
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