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gos·pel

gospel

 
pronunciation:
gas pl
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Word History
part of speech: noun
definition 1: (often capitalized) the lessons taught by Jesus Christ and his apostles.
Mr. Harris can recite many parts of the Gospel by heart.
definition 2: (capitalized) any of the four accounts of Jesus Christ's life, death, and teachings in the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
The minister often plans his sermon around a story from one of the Gospels.
definition 3: anything that is held on faith to be completely true or of great importance.
Many people take what they see on the news as gospel.
similar words:
belief, doctrine
definition 4: a type of heartfelt and often highly rhythmic music sung in a Christian religious service. Gospel originated in America and developed out of various traditions of folk music as well as blues.
Many famous Black singers of opera, jazz, and pop got their start singing gospel in church.Hundreds of people came to the Bible meeting that week to hear the preacher and take part in the gospel singing.
Word History
Gospel comes from two early English words that together mean "a good story."