evangel

¹

[ ih-van-juhl ]

noun

1. the good tidings of the redemption of the world through Jesus Christ; the gospel.
2. (usually initial capital letter) any of the four Gospels.
3. doctrine taken as a guide or regarded as of prime importance.
4. good news or tidings.

evangel

²

[ ih-van-juhl ]

noun

1. an evangelist.

evangel

/ ɪˈvændʒəl /

noun

1. archaic.
   the gospel of Christianity
2. often capital any of the four Gospels of the New Testament
3. any body of teachings regarded as central or basic
4. an evangelist

Word History and Origins

Origin of evangel¹

1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin evangelium < Greek euangélion good news ( eu-, angel ); replacing Middle English evangile < Middle French

Origin of evangel²

1585–95; < Late Latin evangelus < Greek euángelos (adj.) bringing good news. See evangel ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of evangel¹

C14: from Church Latin ēvangelium, from Greek evangelion good news, from eu- + angelos messenger; see angel

Example Sentences

The corporate chieftain prevails upon Beale to “preach” a new “evangel” to his audience in which he decries individualism and embraces what the movie’s narrator calls “the corporate cosmology of Arthur Jensen.”

From Washington Post

The word “evangel” comes from Jesus’ opening pledge to bring “good news” to the poor and let the oppressed go free.

From New York Times

Even more amazingly, he almost always got away with it, going on camera with an absolutely straight face to deliver his maddeningly inauthentic evangels to stunned newscasters.

From Washington Times

Some anecdotes are more uncomfortable — for speaker and hearer — than others, but collectively serve Dr. Pam’s evangel that “you are not alone.”

From Washington Times

Spa Week has spread the evangel of such wellness for over a decade.

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