morisonians

Evangelical \E`van*gel"ic*al\, a.
   1. Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the
      evangelical history.
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   2. Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in,
      the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as,
      evangelical religion.
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   3. Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in
      interpreting Christian doctrine; pre["e]minently 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.
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   4. Having or characterized by a zealous, crusading enthusiasm
      for a cause.
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   5. Adhering to a form of Christianity characterized by a
      conservative interpretation of the bible, but disavowing
      the label 'bdfundamentalist`'b8.
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   {Evangelical Alliance}, an alliance for mutual strengthening
      and common work, comprising Christians of different
      denominations and countries, organized in Liverpool,
      England, in 1845.

   {Evangelical Church}.
      (a) The Protestant Church in Germany.
      (b) A church founded by a fusion of Lutherans and
          Calvinists in Germany in 1817.

   {Evangelical Union}, a religious sect founded in Scotland in
      1843 by the Rev. James Morison; -- called also
      {Morisonians}.
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