"evangel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/ Forms: evangels [plural]
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 εὖ (eû, “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 Old English. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|evaungel}} Middle English evaungel, {{der|en|fro|evangile}} Old French evangile, {{der|en|LL.|evangelium}} Late Latin evangelium, {{der|en|grc|εὐαγγέλιον||good news}} Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} evangel (plural evangels)
  1. The Christian gospel. Translations (Christian gospel): евангелие (evangelie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Evangelium [neuter] (German), انجیل (incil) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-evangel-en-noun-7uxcdjDv Disambiguation of 'Christian gospel': 93 1 7
  2. A salutary principle relating to morals, politics, etc.
    Sense id: en-evangel-en-noun-h14kaulu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 53 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 58 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 56 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 79 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 48 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 60 20
  3. An evangelist. Translations (evangelist): евангелист (evangelist) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-evangel-en-noun-T8fyixeI Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 31 29 39 Disambiguation of 'evangelist': 7 3 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: angel, evangelism, evangelist, evangelization, evangelize

Inflected forms

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