Foundations of Swedish democracy. In Sweden, parliamentary democracy evolved during the earliest decades of the 20th century. Voting rights reforms in 1909 created universal male suffrage and introduced proportional elections. In 1921, universal suffrage was extended to women.
Full Definition of EVANGELICAL. 1. : of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels. 2. : protestant. evangelical. adjective evanÂ·gelÂ·iÂ·cal \ËÄ-Ëvan-Ëje-li-kÉl, Ëe-vÉn-\. Tweet. : of or relating to a Christian sect or group that stresses the authority of the Bible, the importance of believing that Jesus Christ saved you personally from sin or hell, and the preaching of these beliefs to other people.
The Evangelical movement as such began in the 1730s and 1740s with the first âGreat Awakening,â involving the preaching of George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, and John Wesley, among others, especially in America4.