as in ideologies
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 gospels
Like a typical Catholic Mass, scriptures, psalms and gospels will be read and the Holy Communion will be given.
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
This famous illuminated manuscript is a 1,200-year-old version of the four gospels, elaborately inked and meticulously illustrated by faithful monks, who went to great lengths in creating the 680-page book.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 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
Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
This famous illuminated manuscript is a 1,200-year-old version of the four gospels, elaborately inked and meticulously illustrated by faithful monks, who went to great lengths in creating the 680-page book.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gospels
Noun
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European auteurs, such as Thomas Ostermeier and Ivo van Hove have had great success burning through the texts to reveal the visceral clashes of characters whose souls are on the line along with their ideologies.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump is a politician with few core ideologies, but one consistent belief over the decades has been the power of taxing imports.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Candidates came ready to talk seriously about the most pressing issues of the day, even when their philosophies differed dramatically from ours.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Established in 1941 as the Mentalphysics Spiritual Teaching and Retreat Center, it was founded to bring Eastern philosophies to Western audiences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Prevailing economic doctrines proved flawed.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the University of California, San Diego, said the conference rarely produces sweeping policy doctrines but can build relationships that matter when crises cross state lines.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Gospels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gospels. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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