different between christian vs evangelical

Middle English

Adjective

christian

1. Alternative form of Cristien

Old French

Adjective

christian m (oblique and nominative feminine singular christiane)

1. Alternative form of chrestien

English

Etymology

evangelic +? -al, from Old French evangelique, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (euangélion, “good news”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?væn?d??l?k?l/

Adjective

evangelical (comparative more evangelical, superlative most evangelical)

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.

Usage notes

While evangelical may have all the above meanings, it is often used now for meaning 4.

Evangelic has only the meanings 1-3 and is now used often to differentiate these meanings from evangelicalism.

Synonyms

• evangelic

Antonyms

• antievangelical
• nonevangelical

Translations

Noun

evangelical (plural evangelicals)

1. A member of an evangelical church
2. An advocate of evangelicalism

Derived terms

• evangelicalism
• evangelically
• evangelicalness

Related terms

• evangel
• evangelise
• evangeliser
• evangelism
• evangelist
• evangelistic
• evangelistical
• evangelistically
• evangelize
• evangelizer

References

• Evangelical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia