evangelisch
Protestant
adjective e-vahn-GAY-lish Less Common
Origin: from Greek evangelion 'good news'
Also means
evangelical
Usage Note
evangelisch in Germany usually means 'Protestant' (Lutheran), contrasting with katholisch. It is a false friend for English 'evangelical', which is evangelikal in the narrower modern sense. The state churches are named accordingly, e.g. die evangelische Kirche.
Examples
"Sie ist evangelisch getauft."
Natural Translation
She is baptised Protestant.
Literal Translation
She is Protestant baptised.
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