Evangelical vs. Protestant — What's the Difference?

Of, relating to, or in accordance with the Christian gospel, especially one of the four gospel books of the New Testament.

A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers.

Evangelical Of, relating to, or being a Christian church believing in the Bible as the sole source of religious authority, in salvation only through conversion and spiritual regeneration, and in the necessity of public witness to faith.

A member of a Western Christian church adhering to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.

Of or relating to the Lutheran churches in Germany and Switzerland.

One of the German princes or cities that supported the doctrines of Luther and protested against the decision of the second Diet of Speyer (1529) to enforce the Edict of Worms (1521) and deny toleration to Lutherans.

Of or relating to all Protestant churches in Germany.

Protestant (also prə-tĕstənt) One who makes a declaration or avowal.

Of or relating to the group in the Church of England that stresses personal conversion and salvation by faith.

Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.

Characterized by ardent or crusading enthusiasm; zealous

Alternative case form of Protestant

Evangelical A member of an evangelical church or party.

Protesting.

Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.

(slang) Not allowing unsafe sex. (Cf. catholic)

Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament.

One who protests; a protester.

Protestant; specifically Lutheran and Calvinist churches in continental Europe as well as their offshoots in North America.

Alternative case form of Protestant

Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).

One who protests; - originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; - now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church.

Pertaining to Islamic groups that are dedicated to dawah and preaching the Quran and sunnah.

Making a protest; protesting.

Zealously enthusiastic.

Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers.

A member of an evangelical church

An adherent of Protestantism

An advocate of evangelicalism

The Protestant churches and denominations collectively

Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history.

Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism;

Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion.

Making a protest

Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preëminently orthodox; - technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of "Justification by Faith alone;" the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religious bodies not regarded as orthodox.

Having or characterized by a zealous, crusading enthusiasm for a cause.

Adhering to a form of Christianity characterized by a conservative interpretation of the bible, but disavowing the label 'bdfundamentalist`'b8.

One of evangelical principles.

Relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels;

Of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament

Marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause