gospel

B1 Topic:Communication

US /ˈɡɑspəl/ UK /ˈɡɒspəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #10026

Meanings

1

noun
the Christian message about Jesus Christ and salvation

The missionary traveled widely to preach the gospel.
2

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.
3

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.
4

noun
a style of Christian music rooted in Black American religious traditions

The choir performed gospel with powerful harmonies and call-and-response singing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the christian message about... good newsevangel

2 noun · one of the first four books... evangel

3 noun · a doctrine, claim, or set... creed doctrinegospel truth

4 noun · a style of christian music... gospel musicgospel singing

Word family

Derived forms antigospelgospelergospelizegospellergospellike

Related forms evangelevangelismChristianityscripture

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gospel singing
singing in a Christian religious musical style associated with gospel songs

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Gospel was formed in Old English from gōd, “good,” and spel, “news” or “story.” It was a translation of Greek euangelion, “good news,” and is unrelated to the word God.

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."

Topics

Communication

External links

# gospel

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡɑspəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɒspəl/
**Frequency rank:** 10026

## Meanings
1. the Christian message about Jesus Christ and salvation
2. one of the first four books of the New Testament, which describe the life and teaching of Jesus
3. a doctrine, claim, or set of ideas accepted as unquestionably true
4. a style of Christian music rooted in Black American religious traditions

## Examples
- The missionary traveled widely to preach the gospel.
- The Gospel of Luke contains the parable of the Good Samaritan.
- The manager treated the consultant's report as gospel, despite its weak evidence.
- The choir performed gospel with powerful harmonies and call-and-response singing.

## Synonyms
- evangel
- creed
- doctrine
- gospel truth

## Derived Forms
- antigospel
- gospeler
- gospelize
- gospeller
- gospellike

## Related Forms
- evangel
- evangelism
- Christianity
- scripture

## 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."

## Topics
- Communication

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