apostolic vs evangelical

apostolic

adj
  • Pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings. 

  • Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal. 

  • Of or pertaining to the Catholic missions. 

  • According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles. 

evangelical

adj
  • Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general. 

  • Zealously enthusiastic. 

  • Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism). 

  • Pertaining to the gospel(s) of the Christian New Testament. 

  • Protestant; specifically Lutheran and Calvinist churches in continental Europe as well as their offshoots in North America. 

  • Pertaining to Islamic groups that are dedicated to dawah and preaching the Quran and sunnah. 

noun
  • An advocate of evangelicalism 

  • A member of an evangelical church 

How often have the words apostolic and evangelical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )