evangel
Plural: evangels
Noun
- the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
- The Christian gospel.
- A salutary principle relating to morals, politics, etc.
- An evangelist.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
Gospel, Gospels
Scrabble Score: 11
evangel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordevangel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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