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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesévangile
Pronunciation / Transliteration: evãʒil
"Il a partagé l'évangile avec toute la communauté."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The good news of the Christian Gospel or the message of salvation.
"The itinerant preacher dedicated his life to spreading the evangel across remote rural communities." - 2
A bringer of good news; a herald or harbinger.
"She arrived as an evangel of hope during the darkest days of the economic crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'ēvangelium', via Old French from Latin 'evangelium', ultimately from the Greek 'euangelion', meaning 'good news' (from 'eu-' meaning good + 'angelos' meaning messenger). It entered English usage primarily in religious contexts during the Middle English period to refer to the Gospels or the message of Christian redemption.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Evangel" is said worldwide
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évangile
Transliteration: evãʒil
"Il a partagé l'évangile avec toute la communauté."
Evangelium
Transliteration: evanˈɡeːliʊm
"Das Evangelium verkündet eine Botschaft des Friedens."
evangelo
Transliteration: evanˈdʒɛlo
"Lesse un passaggio tratto dal santo evangelo."
evangelio
Transliteration: eβanˈxeljo
"El misionero predicó el evangelio en el pueblo."
evangelho
Transliteration: evɐ̃ˈjɛʎu
"Eles levarão o evangelho para as nações."
सुसमाचार
Transliteration: susamachaar
"उसने गाँव वालों को सुसमाचार सुनाया।"
福音
Transliteration: fúyīn
"牧师向大众宣讲福音。"
복음
Transliteration: bogeum
"그들은 온 세상에 복음을 전파했습니다."
福音
Transliteration: fukuin
"彼は人々に福音を伝えました。"
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