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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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