gospel
The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of…The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.
» We need to figure out if it's gossip or gospel.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.
Evangelium
ева́нгелиеjevángelije
єва́нгелієjevánhelije, єванге́лієjevanhélije
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
(countable, uncountable)An account of those aspects of Jesus' life, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
Evangelium
ева́нгелиеjevángelije
єванге́лієjevanhélije, єванге́ліяjevanhélija
(countable, uncountable)The teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments.
(countable, uncountable)A message expected to have positive reception or effect, one promoted as offering important (or even infallible) guiding principles.
(uncountable)That which is absolutely authoritative (definitive).
We took her words for gospel.
(uncountable)Gospel music.
Examples
30 sentencesWe need to figure out if it's gossip or gospel.
The gospel of force and threat is spread and becomes the highest law.
How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace!
ruКак прекрасны ноги тех, кто проповедует Евангелие мира!
deWie schön sind die Füße derer, die das Evangelium des Friedens verkünden!
Sami sang the gospel.
It's the gospel truth.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell, from Old English godspeFrom Middle English gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell, from Old English godspell (“gospel”), corresponding to God + spell (“talk, tale, story”), literally “the message of God”, believed to be an alteration of earlier *gōdspell (literally “good news”), used to translate ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “evangel”, literally “good news”) (English evangel). Compare Old Saxon gōdspel and godspell (“gospel”), Old High German and Middle High German gotspel (“gospel”), Icelandic guðspjall (“gospel”), and the modern calque Malayalam സുവിശേഷം (suviśēṣaṁ).
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Forms
plural: gospelsSynonyms
7 synonyms- the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings:Gospelsevangel
- an unquestionable truth:gospel truth
- 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
- the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group:religious doctrinechurch doctrinecreed
Word family
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