Adjective
evangelisch
Pronunciation: /evaŋˈɡeːlɪʃ/
Protestant (of the Lutheran and Reformed churches in Germany)
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Meanings
Adjective
- Protestant (of the Lutheran and Reformed churches in Germany)
- Lutheran
- evangelical (pertaining to the gospel)
- of or pertaining to “orthodox” Protestantism in continental Europe, including the Lutheran, Calvinist (“Reformed”) and Lutheran-Calvinist (“United”) churches
Example sentence
In Deutschland sind die meisten Christen katholisch oder evangelisch.
In Germany, most Christians are Catholic or Protestant.
Usage
- eine evangelische Kirche — A Protestant church in the usual German context.
- evangelisch / evangelikal — Protestant versus evangelical in the narrower movement-related sense; not automatic equivalents.
Sie besuchte mit ihrer Freundin einen evangelischen Gottesdienst.
She attended a Protestant service with her friend.