Evangelical vs Orthodox - What's the difference?
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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
Zealously enthusiastic.
Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion.
* 2005 , Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei :
* 2009 , Andrew Brown, The Guardian , 23 Dec 2009:
Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary or generally accepted.
Viable for a long time, viable when dried to low moisture content.
As adjectives the difference between evangelical and orthodox
is that evangelical is pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament while orthodox is conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion.As a noun evangelical
is a member of an evangelical church.evangelical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- When the mosque came under the influence of an evangelical Muslim group (Jamaati Tableegh), the formerly congenial situation changed noticeably.
Antonyms
* nonevangelicalSynonyms
* evangelicUsage 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.orthodox
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Five important modifications were made by the Pietists to the orthodox doctrine of justification, each corresponding to a distinctive aspect of the movement's agenda.
- ‘These speakers are academics who have specialised in Islamic sciences and are well respected in scholarly circles. It is grossly unjust to suggest that they belong to some fringe ideology rather than orthodox Islam.’