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Episcopal vs Evangelical - What's the difference?

episcopal | evangelical |

As adjectives the difference between episcopal and evangelical

is that episcopal is episcopal while evangelical is of, or relating to any of several christian churches that believe in the sole authority of the gospels.

episcopal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
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    • Related terms

    * bishop * episcopus

    Anagrams

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    evangelical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament
  • Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
  • Protestant; specifically, designating European churches which were originally Lutheran rather than Calvinist.
  • Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).
  • Pertaining to Islamic groups that are dedicated to dawah and preaching the Quran and sunnah.
  • * 1987 , Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Islamic Values in the United States: A Comparative Study , Page 10
    • When the mosque came under the influence of an evangelical Muslim group (Jamaati Tableegh), the formerly congenial situation changed noticeably.
  • Zealously enthusiastic.

    • Antonyms

    * nonevangelical

    Synonyms

    * evangelic

    Usage notes

    While evangelical may have all above meanings, it is often used now for meanings 4-5. Evangelic has only the meanings 1-3 and is now used often to differentiate these meanings from evangelicalism.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of an evangelical church
  • An advocate of evangelicalism

    • Related terms

    * antievangelical * evangelicalism * evangelism * evangelistic