evangelicalism
(noun) stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
evangelicalism (countable and uncountable, plural evangelicalisms)
(Christianity, historical) Lutheranism and continental Calvinism.
(Christianity) Contemporary Protestant movement based on energetic proselytism and a renewed focus on the Bible and on the belief in its inerrancy
(by extension, imprecise) Christian fundamentalism
(by analogy, Islam) Islamic movements which are based on preaching and proselytism (dawah)
Source: Wiktionary
E`van*gel"ic*al*ism, n.
Definition: Adherence to evangelical doctrines; evangelism. G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
