gos·pel (g s p l)n. 1. often Gospel The proclamation of the redemption preached by Jesus and the Apostles, which is the central content of Christian revelation. 2. a. Gospel Bible One of the first four New Testament books, describing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and recording his teaching. b. A similar narrative. 3. often Gospel A lection from any of the first four New Testament books included as part of a religious service. 4. A teaching or doctrine of a religious teacher. 5. Music Gospel music. 6. Something, such as an idea or principle, accepted as unquestionably true: My parents' rules were gospel. adj. 1. often Gospel Of or in accordance with the Gospel; evangelical. 2. Of or relating to gospel music. [Middle English, from Old English g  dspel (ultimately translation of Greek euangelion) : gd, good; see good + spel, news.] |
gospel
Noun
1.
a. the teachings of Jesus Christ
b. the story of Christ's life and teachings
2. a doctrine held to be of great importance: the gospel of self-help
3. Also called: (gospel truth) unquestionable truth: gross inaccuracies which are sometimes taken as gospel
Adjective
denoting a kind of religious music originating in the churches of the Black people in the Southern US [Old English gōdspell, from gōd good + spell message]
Gospel
Noun
Christianity any of the first four books of the New Testament, namely Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, which tell the story of Jesus Christ
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| Noun | 1. |  Gospel - the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachingsreligious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible Synoptic Gospels, Synoptics - the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view Word of God - the message of the Gospel of Christ |
| 2. | gospel - an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel" true statement, truth - a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it" | |
| 3. |  gospel - 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)a capella singing, a cappella singing - singing without instrumental accompaniment ethnic music, folk music, folk - the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community doo-wop - a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup soul - a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement" | |
| 4. |  gospel - the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that grouporiginal sin - a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden" doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school confession - the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) ahimsa - a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism - (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception - (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived Incarnation - (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ Nicene Creed - (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded real presence - (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist | |
| 5. | gospel - a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed" doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
gospel
Translations
n gospel [ˈgospəl]
(one of the four descriptions in the Bible of) the life and teaching of Christ the Gospel according to St Luke; The parable of the sower is in one of the gospels. evangelie إنْجيل евангелие evangelium evangelium das Evangelium ευαγγέλιο evangelio evangeelium چهار کتاب اول انجیل evankeliumi évangile סֵפֶר הַבּשׂוֹרָה הָנוֹצרִית सुसमाचार evanđelje evangélium injil guðspjall vangelo 福音 (書) 복음 evangelija evaņģēlijs Gospel evangelie evangelium ewangelia evangelho evanghelie евангелие evanjelium, božie slovo evangelij jevanđelje evangelium คำสอนของพระเยซู incil 《聖經》福音 Євангеліє حضرت عیسی کی تعلیمات sách Phúc âm 《圣经》福音
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