gospel
Noun
1
a
often capitalized : the message concerning Christ, the kingdom of God, and salvation
b
capitalized : one of the first four New Testament books telling of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ
also : a similar apocryphal (see APOCRYPHA sense 2) book
c
: an interpretation of the Christian message
the social gospel
2
capitalized : a lection (see LECTION sense 1) from one of the New Testament Gospels
3
: the message or teachings of a religious teacher
4
: something accepted or promoted as infallible (see INFALLIBLE sense 1) truth or as a guiding principle or doctrine
took her words as gospel
spreading the gospel of conservation—R. M. Hodesh
5
: gospel music
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