accept/take as gospel
idiom
: to believe (something) to be true
These myths are accepted/taken as gospel by many teenagers.
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Cobel is cultishly devoted to the teachings of Lumon’s mysterious founder, Kier Eagan—a kind of nineteenth-century L. Ron Hubbard—whose koans the employees are trained to accept as gospel.
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The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
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