Definition of gospel
1a often capitalized : the message concerning Christ, the kingdom of God, and salvationb capitalized : one of the first four New Testament books telling of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; also : a similar apocryphal (see apocrypha 2) bookc : an interpretation of the Christian message the social gospel
2 capitalized : a lection (see lection 1) from one of the New Testament Gospels
3 : the message or teachings of a religious teacher
4 : something accepted or promoted as infallible (see infallible 1) 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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Examples of gospel in a Sentence
a reading from the Gospel of St. John
her private gospel is to do good cheerfully and without any expectation of reward
Origin and Etymology of gospel
Middle English, from Old English gōdspel (translation of Late Latin evangelium), from gōd good + spell tale — more at spell
First Known Use: before 12th century
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Definition of gospel
1a : having a basis in or being in accordance with the gospel (see 1gospel 1) : evangelical ordained to the gospel ministry — Christian Centuryb : marked by special or fervid emphasis on the gospel a gospel meeting
2 : of, relating to, or being religious songs of American origin associated with evangelism and popular devotion and marked by simple melody and harmony and elements of folk songs and blues
Origin and Etymology of gospel
see 1gospel
First Known Use: before 12th century
GOSPEL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of gospel for English Language Learners
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: the teachings of the Christian religion
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Gospel : any one of the first four books of the Christian Bible that tell of the life of Jesus Christ
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: an idea or set of ideas that someone believes and often tries to make other people believe
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playDefinition of gospel for Students
1 often cap : the teachings of Jesus Christ and the apostles
2 : something told or accepted as being absolutely true
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