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EVANGELICAL
Definition of EVANGELICAL
adjective
Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
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Where it comes from
From evangelic + -al, from Old French evangelique, from Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- Old French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,854)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EVANGELICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EVANGELICAL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACEEGILLNV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, A and L appear more than once.
Words that start EVANGEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EVANGELICAL?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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