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from The Century Dictionary.
- Not evangelical.
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Examples
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When Luther, in the domain of religion, characterized as unevangelical the conception of merit and reward, and energetically banished the huckster-spirit from religious feeling, he opened to the
Gems (?) of German Thought William Archer 1890
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"unevangelical" young lawyer who was "not far from the kingdom of heaven," and yearned towards the penitent Peter, and from the tenderness of his immaculate purity said to the adulteress,
The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life William Rounseville Alger 1863
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It is uncircumcised, unevangelical; it is as nocturnally hoarse as the screech of a gull, or it fades away like a blessing on the lips of a mute.
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O, how dearly will you pay for your unevangelical life if you do not repent and amend!
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On the contrary, it was precisely the most unevangelical of feelings, revenge, that now possessed them.
The Antichrist 1895
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But if there is anything essentially unevangelical, it is surely the concept of the hero.
The Antichrist 1895
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Rule XXI. is against unevangelical contention for places at table, and Rule XXII. regulates the monastic habit.
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On the evidence submitted to him, Dr. T.E. Schmauk, president of the General Council, stated in his report: 'I am convinced that the man's views are unevangelical and thoroughly subversive of the principles on which the General Council is founded.'
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Falsely interpreting the proposition as necessarily implying, not merely moral obligation, but also compulsion and coercion, they rejected it as unevangelical and semipopish.
Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894
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Loofs declares: The Quicunque is unevangelical and cannot be received because its very first sentence confounds _fides_ with _expositio fidei.
Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894
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