Evangelic

n. One of evangelical principles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preëminently 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 religious bodies not regarded as orthodox. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Having or characterized by a zealous, crusading enthusiasm for a cause. [ PJC ]

5. Adhering to a form of Christianity characterized by a conservative interpretation of the bible, but disavowing the label 'bdfundamentalist`'b8. [ PJC ]

Evangelical Alliance, an alliance for mutual strengthening and common work, comprising Christians of different denominations and countries, organized in Liverpool, England, in 1845. --
Evangelical Church. (a) The Protestant Church in Germany. (b) A church founded by a fusion of Lutherans and Calvinists in Germany in 1817. --
Evangelical Union, a religious sect founded in Scotland in 1843 by the Rev. James Morison; -- called also Morisonians. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Adherence to evangelical doctrines; evangelism. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an evangelical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being evangelical. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. Evangelical principles; evangelism. [ 1913 Webster ]