1. of Protestant churches emphasizing personal salvation: relating or belonging to any Protestant Christian church that emphasizes the authority of the Bible and salvation through the personal acceptance of Jesus Christ
2. relating to Christian Gospels: relating to or based on the Gospels of the Christian Bible
3. with strong beliefs: enthusiastic or zealous in support of a particular cause and very eager to make other people share its beliefs or ideals
noun (plurale·van·gel·i·cals)e·van·gel·i·cal(plurale·van·gel·i·cals) or E·van·gel·i·cal(pluralE·van·gel·i·cals)
Definition:
holder of evangelical beliefs: somebody who has evangelical Christian beliefs