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
My father, a songwriter and producer who built computers for his home studio, was quick to embrace the dot-com gospel.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The popular country and gospel music band was originally founded in 1943 and was originally known as the Oak Ridge Quartet.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The documentary will explore how the letters and the gospels of the New Testament were written, preserved, and passed down as the most influential book in history.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Later, the played a snippet of the track, with SZA commenting about the gospel breakdown in it.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The popular country and gospel music band was originally founded in 1943 and was originally known as the Oak Ridge Quartet.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The documentary will explore how the letters and the gospels of the New Testament were written, preserved, and passed down as the most influential book in history.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Later, the played a snippet of the track, with SZA commenting about the gospel breakdown in it.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gospel
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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For now, Venegas’s lawsuit spotlights a growing clash between Supreme Court doctrine and on-the-ground enforcement.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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There was never a Blair doctrine or philosophy of government, unlike his predecessor, Margaret Thatcher.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even during the most secluded communist era, Soviet ideology was a Russian iteration of Karl Marx’s philosophy.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Divided by borders, and further fragmented by custom and belief into tribelets of ideology, each suspicious and distrustful of the other.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Gospel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gospel. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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