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- of or according to the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion（按照）福音的; （按照）基督教教义的。
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- of or denoting a tradition within Protestant Christianity emphasizing the authority of the Bible, personal conversion, and the doctrine of salvation by faith in the Atonement基督教新教传统的（强调《圣经》的权威性、个人的皈依以及通过笃信神人合一来实现救赎的教义）。
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- zealous in advocating something狂热的; 热衷的。
- a member of the evangelical tradition in the Christian Church福音会教徒。
派生词
evangelic
adjectiveevangelicalism
nounevangelically
adverb词源
mid 16th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek euangelikos, from euangelos （see EVANGEL）.