évangile

See also: evangile and Évangile

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”). Cognate with Italian vangelo, Portuguese evangelho, Spanish evangelio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.vɑ̃.ʒil/
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Noun

évangile m (plural évangiles)

(biblical) gospel

Derived terms

Further reading

“évangile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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