No. 4,794 in Portuguese
evangélicos
"Evangélicos" refers to evangelical Christians.
In a sentence
Os evangélicos organizaram um evento religioso na praça central.
The evangelicals organized a religious event in the central square.
The word 'evangélicos' here identifies a group of believers or adherents of the Evangelical Christian faith, used as a collective noun referencing a community.
Ela tem amigos evangélicos que frequentam a igreja aos domingos.
She has evangelical friends who attend church on Sundays.
In this sentence, 'evangélicos' is used as an adjective, describing a characteristic of the friends and their denominational association.
A música evangélica tem sido muito ouvida entre os jovens.
Evangelical music has been widely listened to among youngsters.
Here, the word 'evangélica' (the feminine form) similarly acts as an adjective but modifies 'música', referring to the genre associated with Evangelical faith.
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