as in philosophy
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group her private gospel is to do good cheerfully and without any expectation of reward

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Recent Examples of gospel There’s also gospel in the household. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Songs were influenced by improvisational and bebop jazz, as well as gospel. Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025 Nearly every seat in the church was filled, the air thick with grief and gospel. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025 Raise Choir, a 14-member gospel ensemble, will also perform throughout the day. Giana Levy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gospel
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Noun
  • Over the years, Edition has extended this philosophy beyond its collections by introducing podcasts, short films, print essays and live talks, creating space for dialogue rather than leaning on traditional marketing.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This essay is an installment of The Long Game, a Big Think Business column focused on the philosophy and practice of long-term thinking by Eric Markowitz, a partner at Nightview Capital.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • The day stands in direct opposition to the Western doctrine of discovery and the mythologizing of colonization.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Cities are still constrained by a legal doctrine from the 1870s known as Dillon’s Rule, named for a judge in Iowa, that said states control cities.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While some argue that these structural elements simply hide the underlying political ideology of candidates, the hyper-local nature of these elections provides an opportunity for direct candidate interaction.
    Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Sandinista ideology blended Marxism, liberalism, and nationalism, borrowing ideas from both sides of the Iron Curtain.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Gospel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gospel. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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