- Main Entry:
- 1gos·pel

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈgäs-pəl\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Old English gōdspel (translation of Late Latin evangelium), from gōd good + spell tale — more at spell
- Date:
- before 12th century
1 aoften capitalized : the message concerning Christ, the kingdom of God, and salvation bcapitalized : one of the first four New Testament books telling of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; also : a similar apocryphal book c: an interpretation of the Christian message <the social gospel>2capitalized : a lection from one of the New Testament Gospels3: the message or teachings of a religious teacher4: something accepted or promoted as infallible truth or as a guiding principle or doctrine <took her words as gospel> <spreading the gospel of conservation — R. M. Hodesh>5: gospel music
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gos·pel·ly
\ˈgäs-pə-lē\ adjective