Gospel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of gospel ; 2 · a lection (see lection sense 1) from one of the New Testament Gospels ; 3 · the message or teachings of a religious teacher ; 5 · gospel ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut gospel noun SaveWord gos·​pel |\ˈgä-spəl \ Definitionofgospel (Entry1of2) 1a oftencapitalized :themessageconcerningChrist,thekingdomofGod,andsalvation b capitalized :oneofthefirstfourNewTestamentbookstellingofthelife,death,andresurrectionofJesusChrist also :asimilarapocryphal(seeapocryphasense2)book c :aninterpretationoftheChristianmessage thesocialgospel 2 capitalized :alection(seelectionsense1)fromoneoftheNewTestamentGospels 3 :themessageorteachingsofareligiousteacher 4 :somethingacceptedorpromotedasinfallible(seeinfalliblesense1)truthorasaguidingprincipleordoctrine tookherwordsasgospelspreadingthegospelofconservation—R.M.Hodesh 5 :gospelmusic gospel adjective Definitionofgospel (Entry2of2) 1a :havingabasisinorbeinginaccordancewiththegospel(seegospelentry1sense1):evangelical ordainedtothegospelministry—ChristianCentury b :markedbyspecialorfervidemphasisonthegospel agospelmeeting 2 :of,relatingto,orbeingreligioussongsofAmericanoriginassociatedwithevangelismandpopulardevotionandmarkedbysimplemelodyandharmonyandelementsoffolksongsandblues OtherWordsfromgospel Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContaininggospel LearnMoreAboutgospel OtherWordsfromgospel Noun gospelly \ ˈgä-​spə-​lē \ adjective Synonymsforgospel Synonyms:Noun credo,creed,doctrine,dogma,ideology(alsoidealogy),philosophy,testament VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofgospelinaSentence Noun areadingfromtheGospelofSt.John herprivategospelistodogoodcheerfullyandwithoutanyexpectationofreward RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun In2001,thebabywhisperingmethodwasthegospel(Findyourbaby’spersonalitytype! — EllenGamerman,WSJ,18Sep.2022 CateKittlitzisaninfluencerwhoswearsbythethree-wordmethodandhasbeenspreadingthegospelwithher325,000TikTokfollowers. — MariaSantaPoggi,Glamour,14Sep.2022 In2013,whenayoungwriterandsoftwaredevelopernamedVitalikButerinwroteanimpassionedscreeddefendingtheblockchaingospelforhispublication,BitcoinMagazine,cryptocurrencieswerestillanichecuriosity. — WillGottsegen,TheAtlantic,9Sep.2022 MavisStaples,thegospellegendandNewportmainstay,getsasayinSweet’sbookingchoiceseachyear. — KaraVoght,RollingStone,28July2022 Foundedin1964,theGospelMusicAssociationservesasthefaceandvoiceforthegospel/Christianmusiccommunity. — PaulGrein,Billboard,15July2022 Thegospelwaselectionreform—andafalseclaimthatDonaldTrumpdefeatedJoeBideninthepresidentialcontesttwoyearsago. — StaceyBarchenger,TheArizonaRepublic,12July2022 Inadditiontowritingthethirdgospel,Lukewasalsoadoctor,andisnowconsideredthepatronsaintofphysicians,surgeons,andstudents.John. — MarthaSorren,Woman'sDay,11July2022 Theshowwillalsohighlightthreemusicalgenres—gospel/Christian,tropicalLatinandbluegrass—thatarenottraditionallypartoftheshow,presumablyasbumpersleadingintocommercialbreaks. — JemAswad,Variety,1Apr.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective Smythhadgraduallycometoaccepttheirtheoriestooasgospeltruth,andhadincorporatedthemintohisthesis. — JimmyMaher,ArsTechnica,15Mar.2020 MeanwhileinSouthCarolina,Booker'scampaignhaslaunchedanewradioadvertisementoneighturbancontemporaryandgospelradiostationsacrossthestate. — CaitlinConant,CBSNews,6Dec.2019 LargechunksofthefilmaremadeupofCambridgeAnalyticasalesdecks,whichthedirectorsappeartotakeasgospeltruthabouthowsophisticatedandsuccessfulthecompanywas. — L.m.,TheEconomist,24July2019 Marketprices,ofcourse,arenomoregospeltruththanaretheextrapolationsofeconomists. — JamesMackintosh,WSJ,30July2018 Gospelstageproductionaboutfamily'sstrugglewithalcoholismandtheirjourneybacktoGodthroughfaith,hopeandlove. — RasputinTodd,Cincinnati.com,5July2017 GospelsingerBebeWinanssingsbeautifulhymns;NewJerseySen.CoryBookerjoinsheronstage. — CapriciaMarshall,Harper'sBAZAAR,15Dec.2016 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'gospel.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContaininggospel gospelside accept/takeasgospel socialgospel thegospeltruth gospelside accept/takeasgospel socialgospel thegospeltruth FirstKnownUseofgospel Noun beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1aAdjective beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyforgospel NounandAdjective MiddleEnglish,fromOldEnglishgōdspel(translationofLateLatinevangelium),fromgōdgood+spelltale—moreatspellentry1 LearnMoreAboutgospel Sharegospel PosttheDefinitionofgospeltoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofgospelonTwitter TimeTravelerforgospel Thefirstknownuseofgospelwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNeargospel gospare gospel gospeler SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforgospel LastUpdated 21Sep2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Gospel.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gospel.Accessed27Sep.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforgospel gospel noun gos·​pel |\ˈgä-spəl \ KidsDefinitionofgospel 1 oftencapitalized :theteachingsofJesusChristandtheapostles 2 :somethingtoldoracceptedasbeingabsolutelytrue MorefromMerriam-Websterongospel Nglish:TranslationofgospelforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofgospelforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutgospel WORDOFTHEDAY fructify SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WordsNamedAfterPeople Namesakeoftheleotard,JulesLéotardhadwhatprofession? Acrobat Judge Surgeon Firefighter Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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