Meanings
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noun
the Christian message about Jesus Christ and salvation
The missionary traveled widely to preach the gospel.
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noun
one of the first four books of the New Testament, which describe the life and teaching of Jesus
The Gospel of Luke contains the parable of the Good Samaritan.
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noun
a doctrine, claim, or set of ideas accepted as unquestionably true
The manager treated the consultant's report as gospel, despite its weak evidence.
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noun
a style of Christian music rooted in Black American religious traditions
The choir performed gospel with powerful harmonies and call-and-response singing.
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Etymology
From Old English godspel, originally "good news," formed from god ("good") + spel ("news, story") as a translation of Latin evangelium and Greek euangelion. Its later association with God encouraged the familiar interpretation "God's story."