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Definition of gospel :
1. A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; as, the gospel for the day.
2. Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness.
3. Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel.
4. Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel.
5. Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation.
6. One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
7. To instruct in the gospel.
Synonyms:
bluegrass, the Old Testament, acid house, authority, Eden, gospel truth, the Fall, background music, ground, ism, creationism, blues, philosophy, cardinal sin, dogma, backing, OT, religious doctrine, gospels, testament, ambient, the Good Book, gospel singing, Epistle, canon law, biblical, Bible, commandment, acid jazz, Holy Writ, the New Testament, frame of reference, evangel, culture, the spirit of the times/age, canonical, backup, theory, the Bible, the Crucifixion, bebop, the Cross, bhangra, church doctrine, the Holy Bible, scripture, the Creation
biblical revelation (part of speech: noun)
discovery, inspiration, apotheosis, oracle, prophecy, issuance, disclosure, evidence, revelation, apparition, emergence, manifestation, revealment, coming, materialization, vision, appearance, apocalypse, epiphany
true (part of speech: adjective)
certain, authentic, true, factual, right, honest, axiomatic, proven, definite, absolute, veracious
truth (part of speech: noun)
authenticity, veracity, definiteness, proof, fact, honesty, verity, rightness, matter-of-factness, truth, absoluteness, axiom, certainty
theology (part of speech: noun)
creed, ideology, belief, theology, faith, credo, catechism, religion, doctrine, orthodoxy
Usage examples:
- Does the Gospel say one thing and mean another? - "Theological Essays", Charles Bradlaugh.
- " Well, it's gospel truth, I guess, and I don't blame her. - "Lady-Betty-Across-the-Water", Lowell, Orson.
- " The jury are not such fools as to take all that for gospel," he had said. - "Orley Farm", Anthony Trollope.