contained in, or relating to, the four gospels; as, the evangelical history.-belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the new testament; as, evangelical religion.-earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the church of england, and in the protestant episcopal church, which holds the doctrine of "justification by faith alone"; the low church party. the term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox.-one of evangelical principles.