evangelical
adjective (OPINIONS) /ˌiː.vænˈdʒel.ɪ.kəl/Definition
› having very strong beliefs and often trying to persuade other people to have the same beliefs: Why is it that people who've given up smoking become so evangelical and intolerant of other smokers?Excited, interested and enthusiastic evangelicalism /-ɪ.zəm/ noun [U] Christian denominationsThe Roman Catholic Church
(Definition of evangelical adjective (OPINIONS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- -mad suffix
- aflame adjective
- aflutter adjective
- agog adjective
- all of a flutter idiom
- animated adjective (ENERGETIC)
- anxious adjective (EAGER)
- elated adjective
- engrossed adjective
- enthusiastic adjective
- entranced adjective
- excited adjective
- fevered adjective (EXCITED)
- go-ahead adjective
- heartily adverb (ENTHUSIASTIC)
- keyed up adjective
- kid noun (CHILD)
- make (all) the right, correct, etc. noises idiom
- omnivorous adjective
- zestful adjective
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