Evangel

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  evangel \e*van"gel\ ([-e]*v[a^]n"j[e^]l), n. [F. ['e]vangile, L.
     evangelium, Gr. e'yagge`lion good news, glad tidings, gospel,
     fr. e'ya`ggelos bringing good news; e'y^ well + 'a`ggelein to
     bear a message. See {Eu-}, and {Angel} and cf. {Evangely}.]
     Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the
     gospel, or a gospel. --Milton.


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           Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel.    --Whittier.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  evangel
       n : four books in the New Testament that tell the story of
           Christ's life and teachings [syn: {Gospel}, {Gospels}]