Gospel

  • 31gospel — noun 1 Gospel (C) one of the four stories of Christ s life in the Bible 2 (countable usually singular) a particular set of ideas that someone believes in very strongly and tries to persuade other people to accept: spread/preach the gospel:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32gospel — The English word means ‘news of joyful events’ and is used by Jesus as he proclaims the coming of the Kingdom [[➝ kingdom of God]] (Mark 1:15) and by Paul of God s work done through Jesus Christ (Rom. 1:1–2). The NT takes up the theme already… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 33gospel — n. 1 the teaching or revelation of Christ. 2 (Gospel) a the record of Christ s life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament. b each of these books. c a portion from one of them read at a service. 3 a thing regarded as absolutely …

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  • 34Gospel — n. 1 the teaching or revelation of Christ. 2 (Gospel) a the record of Christ s life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament. b each of these books. c a portion from one of them read at a service. 3 a thing regarded as absolutely …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 35Gospel — ► sustantivo masculino MÚSICA Música relacionada con el espiritual de los negros americanos. * * * gospel (ingl.; pronunc. [góspel]) adj. y n. m. Se aplica a un género de música religiosa originario de la población negra del sur de Estados Unidos …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 36gospel — gos•pel [[t]ˈgɒs pəl[/t]] n. 1) rel the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation 2) rel the story of Christ s life and teachings, esp. as contained in the first four books of the New Testament, namely Matthew, Mark, Luke, and …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37gospel — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Christian ▪ apocryphal, canonical ▪ Synoptic (= the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke in the Bible) VERB + GOSPEL ▪ bring …

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  • 38gospel — noun 1) (the Gospel) the Gospel according to John Syn: Christian teaching, Christian doctrine, Christ s teaching; the word of God, the good news, the New Testament 2) don t treat this as gospel Syn: the truth; …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 39gospel — [ˈgɒsp(ə)l] noun 1) gospel or gospel music [U] a type of Christian music that was developed by African Americans 2) [C] one of the four books in the Bible that tell about the life of Jesus Christ 3) the gospel [singular] the things that Jesus… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 40gospel — /ˈgɒspəl / (say gospuhl) noun 1. (often upper case) the body of doctrine taught by Christ and the Apostles; Christian revelation. 2. glad tidings, especially concerning salvation and the kingdom of God as announced to the world by Christ. 3. the… …