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gospel

/ˈɡɑspəl/noun2 syllables

Gospel means: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group.

Synonyms for gospel7

noun, as in the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

religious doctrine, church doctrine, creed

noun, as in the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings

Gospels, evangel

noun, as in an unquestionable truth

gospel truth

noun, as in folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

gospel singing

What does gospel mean?5

noun

1

the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

2

the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings

3

an unquestionable truth“his word was gospel”

4

folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

5

a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance“Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Gospel in a sentence

  • We need to figure out if it's gossip or gospel.OsoHombre
  • How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace!carlosalberto
  • The gospel of force and threat is spread and becomes the highest law.carlosalberto
  • To everyone's surprise, the speaker concluded the speech with a passage from the Gospel.Miktsoanit
  • They spread the Gospel all over the world.unknown
  • The prosperity gospel is a sabotage against Christianity.Ivanovb
  • I'm currently listening to gospel music as I'm writing this.mexicanhere
  • Afterward, I found out that the Gospel contains too many inconsistencies.Colbo

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Forms of gospel

as a noun

plural
gospels