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Gospel   /gˈɑspəl/  /gˈɔspəl/   Listen
Gospel

noun
1.
The four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings.  Synonyms: evangel, Gospels.
2.
An unquestionable truth.  Synonym: gospel truth.
3.
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).  Synonym: gospel singing.
4.
The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group.  Synonyms: church doctrine, creed, religious doctrine.
5.
A doctrine that is believed to be of great importance.



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"Gospel" Quotes from Famous Books



... lawyer, (one of those which cloud That honour'd science,) did their conduct take; He talk'd all law, and the tumultuous crowd Thought it had been all gospel that he spake. At length, these fools their common error saw, A lawyer on their side, ...
— Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. • Pierce Egan

... The life of a shepherd, sir, is perhaps not exactly what you and some other gentlefolks think. The shepherd bears much cold and wet, sir, and he is very lonely; no society save his sheep and dog. Then, sir, he has no privileges. I mean gospel privileges. He does not look forward to Dydd Sul, as a day of llawenydd, of joy and triumph, as the weaver does; that is if he is religiously disposed. The shepherd has no chapel, sir, like the weaver. Oh, sir, I say again that I would rather ...
— Wild Wales - Its People, Language and Scenery • George Borrow

... the hoopincoff, then my blew legs, then I lost my firecrakers, and now I guess I am going to lose you al-rite. I fergot to tell you their is a new preecher hear called Herbit Hoover and he is a minister of the gospel of the Clean Plate, and all us school boys have been distributin little papers about it, the idee is, if you do not beleeve in it you eat meat and wheat and everythin, and if you beleeve a little you have ...
— Deer Godchild • Marguerite Bernard and Edith Serrell

... however, will doubtless be the messages that come from the missionaries, a large number of whom will be present. These men and women are on the advanced line in this great movement for many races, including millions of peoples who especially need the influence and power of an intelligent Gospel. Among these missionaries will be representatives of different races. Porto Rico, the new field entered a year ago, will be represented by a missionary whose work ...
— The American Missionary -- Volume 54, No. 4, October, 1900 • Various

... this case speritually, an' as a minister o' the Gospel," says he, "it seems to me thet the question ain't so much a question of doin' ez it is a question of withholdin'. I don't know," says he, "ez I've got a right to withhold the sacrament o' baptism from a child under these circumstances or to deny sech comfort ...
— Sonny, A Christmas Guest • Ruth McEnery Stuart


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