evangel /(ē̇*văn"jĕl)/

e·van·gel

evangel

n.

[F. évangile, L. evangelium, Gr. e'yagge`lion good news, glad tidings, gospel, fr. e'ya`ggelos bringing good news; e'y^ well + 'a`ggelein to bear a message. See Eu-, and Angel and cf. Evangely.]

Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the gospel, or a gospel.
Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel.
— Whittier.

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