Gospel
['gɒsp(ə)l] or ['ɡɑspl]
['ɡɑspl]
Definition
(noun.) a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; 'Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed'.
(noun.) the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings.
(noun.) an unquestionable truth; 'his word was gospel'.
(noun.) folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul).
Typist: Shane--From WordNet
Definition
(v.) Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation.
(v.) One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
(v.) A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; as, the gospel for the day.
(v.) Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel.
(v.) Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel.
(a.) Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness.
(v. t.) To instruct in the gospel.
Checker: Virgil
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. [With The prefixed.] Christianity, revelation by Christ, Christian religion, divine revelation, the cross.[2]. History of Christ (as given in the New Testament by one evangelist or collectively by all).[3]. Doctrine, creed, principle of action.
Checked by Erwin
Definition
n. the Christian revelation: the narrative of the life of Christ as related by Matthew Mark Luke or John: the stated portion of these read at service: the teaching of Christ: a system of religious truth: absolute truth.—v.t. (Shak.) to instruct in the gospel.—n. Gos′peller a preacher: an evangelist.—v.t. Gos′pellise to square with the gospel.
Typist: Shirley
Examples
- He persuaded them to start cutting the blocks for the Gospel of St. Matthew. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- A good deal of it is true as gospel, and shrewd besides. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The heralds of this gospel were acutely conscious of the evils of the social estate in which they found themselves. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It is the statement of missionaries, that, of all races of the earth, none have received the Gospel with such eager docility as the African. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I mistook the chapter, and book, and Testament--gospel for law, Acts for Genesis, the city of Jerusalem for the plain of Shinar. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There was a time when very few priests in Britain or Gaul could read the gospel or their service books. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It's as true as gospel, for I began as a ship's carpenter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Without a blush he informs us that this central gospel of the working class is simply a myth. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He chose the twelve disciples, and sent them abroad to preach the new gospel. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- So he felt a moment; and then he smoked a cigar, and read the Picayune, and forgot his little gospel. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Do you think we really want a new gospel? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Not Angles, but Angels, said he, had they but the gospel. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Others held that the investigation of truth was no longer necessary after mankind had recei ved the revelation of the gospel. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Critics are disposed to regard the gospel of St. Mark as being the most trustworthy account of the personality and actual words of Jesus. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Private individuals here and there could proclaim the gospel; they could not execute the work. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- And it may be that the early parts of the gospels are accretions of the same nature. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Documents of various kinds, including gospels and apostolic epistles, circulated widely. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Now it is a matter of fact that in the gospels all that body of theological assertion which constitutes Christianity finds little support. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It may be that I can get them to print the Gospels gradually, one book at a time. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Edited by Candice