evangelicalism
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e·van·gel·i·cal·ism
(ē′văn-jĕl′ĭ-kə-lĭz′əm, ĕv′ən-)n.
1. often Evangelicalism Evangelical beliefs or doctrines.
2. Adherence to a church or party professing evangelical beliefs or doctrines.
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evangelism, evangelicalism
the missionary, reforming, or redeeming spirit evident throughout the history of Christianity in various guises or emphases. — evangelical, evangelistic, adj.
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Noun | 1. | evangelicalism - stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation Protestantism - the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation revivalism - an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith |
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