Thesaurus results for GOSPEL

gospel

noun

ˈgä-spəl

Definition of gospel

as in ideology

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 This has become Silicon Valley gospel - despite many similar companies AI companies getting funded anyways. — Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The festival featured gospel artists including Kirk Franklin, whose music Baldwin respected. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 Many musical historians credit the city as the birthplace of gospel music and of unique forms of both the blues and jazz, and note it as home base to such influential artists as Muddy Waters and Jelly Roll Morton. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Their names and images appeared on a screen as a Kansas City vocalist performed a gospel selection. — Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gospel

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American scientific leadership was built by allowing evidence to prevail over ideology.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
The Taliban’s madrasahs, meanwhile, are teaching the next generation to adhere to the group’s hardline ideology.

— Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ideology

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But Mamdani’s animating political philosophy is to use government to solve everyday problems in people’s lives.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Even Fierezza’s name is significant, as it was chosen to represent Lamborghini’s engineering prowess, design philosophy, and Italian identity.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of philosophy

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Courts developed the doctrine of successor liability precisely because asset buyers so often attempt to leave a seller’s obligations behind.

— Camden Kaminsky, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Long before the official ban on private farming was lifted in 1982, peasants across China spontaneously reintroduced private ownership in defiance of socialist doctrine.

— Rainer Zitelmann, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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