evangel
Sacred good news
Evangel is a somewhat archaic or literary term for the Christian gospel or good news of salvation.
It can also refer to any of the four Gospels in the New Testament, or more broadly to a doctrine or cause presented as worthy of fervent support.
The word appears most often in religious contexts and in the related forms evangelical and evangelist.
He devoted his life to spreading the evangel to remote villages.
News received, archaic
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- messageTransmitted communication
- declarationFormal public announcement
proclamation · revelation · preaching · witness · testimony · broadcast · communique · dispatch
Sacred religious writings
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
- bibleAuthoritative reference work
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- epistleFormal literary letter
parable · sermon · messiah · canon · liturgy · homily · apostle · disciple
Advocate one's beliefs
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- catechumenUnbaptized person learning Christianity
- believerOne who accepts something
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
rebirth · salvation · redemption · repentance · confession · testimony · revival · born-again
Religious outreach worker
- outreachProactive community assistance
- crusadeZealous effort for change
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- apostleMessenger for a cause
preacher · pastor · minister · church · flock · parishioner · chaplain · witnessing
tidings
News received, archaic
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- messageTransmitted communication
declaration · proclamation · revelation · preaching · witness · testimony · broadcast · communique · dispatch · harbinger
scripture
Sacred religious writings
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
- bibleAuthoritative reference work
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
epistle · parable · sermon · messiah · canon · liturgy · homily · apostle · disciple · doctrine
proselytize
Advocate one's beliefs
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- catechumenUnbaptized person learning Christianity
- believerOne who accepts something
disciple · rebirth · salvation · redemption · repentance · confession · testimony · revival · born-again · neophyte
missionary
Religious outreach worker
- outreachProactive community assistance
- crusadeZealous effort for change
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
apostle · preacher · pastor · minister · church · flock · parishioner · chaplain · witnessing · spreading
belief
Trust held as true
spirituality · prayer · sanctity · holiness · creed · reverence · conviction · trust · salvation · grace
evangellaw
Binding principle or regulation
doctrine · commandments · Torah · Mosaic law · legalism
evangelbad news
Unwelcome information
condemnation · damnation · doom · malediction · curse
- door-to-door evangelismResidential religious canvassing
- television evangelistBroadcast religious minister
- tv evangelistMinister who broadcasts sermons
- evangelical churchCongregation emphasizing biblical authority
- evangelical churchesProtestant bodies stressing conversion
- TV evangelismFaith promotion on television
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