evangel

noun
/ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/

Etymology

From Middle English evaungel, evangile, from Old French evangile, from Late Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”) (English angel). The word gospel is from the same Ancient Greek origin, also meaning “good news”, but translated into Latin, then calqued into Old English.

  1. derived from evangelium
  2. derived from evangile
  3. inherited from evaungel

Definitions

  1. The Christian gospel.

    • The Evangiles and Acts, teach us vvhat to beleeve, but the Epiſtles of the Apoſtles vvhat to do.
  2. A salutary principle relating to morals, politics, etc.

  3. An evangelist.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for evangel. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA