Hypertext Webster Gateway: "evangel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Evangel \E*van"gel\, n. [F. ['e]vangile, L. evangelium, Gr. ?
good news, glad tidings, gospel, fr. ? bringing good news; ?
well + ? to bear a message. See {Eu-}, and cf. {Evangely}.]
Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the
gospel, or a gospel. --Milton.
Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel. --Whittier.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
evangel
n : four books in the New Testament that tell the story of
Christ's life and teachings [syn: {Gospel}, {Gospels}]
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