“Evangelical”

Yesterday I e-mailed someone about the word “evangelical” on a curriculum vitae: “Evangelical in Africa is not the same as evangelical in the USA. The word has been 'appropriated'.  One can no longer tell what people mean by evangelical, but a lot of people who should know that don't yet know it.” Other words may now be preferred to “evangelical”, so as not to get in a muddle. I myself have said that where one finds the word in Church constitutions, it should be overhauled. It doesn't mean now what it meant then. OBSERVATION: The form of words may remain the same, while their meanings undergo deep shifts. An example is the King James Bible's reference to “gay clothing” in Church (James 2:3). The words had a different meaning then. And a classic is: “I have given every green herb for meat” (Genesis 1:30).