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Evangelicalism vs Evangelical - What's the difference?

evangelicalism | evangelical |

As nouns the difference between evangelicalism and evangelical

is that evangelicalism is (christianity|historical) lutheranism while evangelical is a member of an evangelical church.

As an adjective evangelical is

pertaining to the gospel(s) of the christian new testament.

evangelicalism

English

Noun

(-)
  • (Christianity, historical) Lutheranism.
  • (Islam) Islamic movements which are based on dawah and preaching the Quran and sunnah.
  • * 2010 , Timothy Parsons, The Rule of Empires: Those Who Built Them, Those Who Endured Them, and Why They Always Fall'', page 108
    • Islamic evangelicalism helped win over Iberian notables
  • (Christianity) Protestant movement basing its theology almost entirely on Scripture, which is held to be inerrant.
  • Christian fundamentalism.
    • English words suffixed with -ism

    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