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Evangelical vs Dispensationalism - What's the difference?

evangelical | dispensationalism |

As an adjective evangelical

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

As a noun dispensationalism is

(religion) a protestant evangelical theology rooted in the writings of.

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

    dispensationalism

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia dispensationalism)
  • (religion) A Protestant evangelical theology rooted in the writings of .

    • Derived terms

    * dispensationalist