1. (n.)gospel the teachings of Jesus and the apostles; the Christian revelation.
2. gospel 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 John.
4. gospel Also called gospel truth. something absolutely or unquestionably true.
5. gospel a doctrine regarded as of prime importance: political gospel.
6. gospel glad tidings, esp. concerning salvation and the kingdom of God.
7. gospel (often cap.) an extract from one of the four Gospels forming part of a church service.
8. (adj.)gospel of, pertaining to, or proclaiming the gospel or its teachings.
9. gospel in accordance with the gospel; evangelical.
10. gospel of, pertaining to, employing, or performinggospel music.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME go(d)spell, OE gōdspell (see good , spell2); trans. of Gk euangélion good news; see evangel1)
Definition of 'Gospel'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Gospel, Gospels, evangel the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
2. (noun)gospel, gospel truth an unquestionable truth "his word was gospel"
3. (noun)gospel, gospel singing folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
4. (noun)religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed the written body of teachings of a religiousgroup that are generally accepted by that group
5. (noun)gospel a doctrine that is believed to be of greatimportance "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
Definition of 'Gospel'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Gospel accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness
2. Gospel glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation
3. Gospel one of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
4. Gospel a selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; as, the gospel for the day
5. Gospel any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel
6. Gospel anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel
Sense: (one of the four descriptions in the Bible of) the life and teaching of Christ the Gospel according to St Luke; The parable of the sower is in one of the gospels.
Definitions of Gospel 
Afrikaans: evangelie
Arabic: إنْجيل
Bulgarian: евангелие
Brazilian: evangelho
Czech: evangelium
German: das Evangelium
Danish: evangelium
Greek: ευαγγέλιο
Spanish: evangelio
Estonian: evangeelium
Farsi: چهار کتاب اول انجیل
Finnish: evankeliumi
French: évangile
Hebrew: סֵפֶר הַבּשׂוֹרָה הָנוֹצר
Hindi: सुसमाचार
Croatian: evanđelje
Hungarian: evangélium
Indonesian: injil
Icelandic: guðspjall
Italian: vangelo
Japanese: 福音 (書)
Korean: 복음
Lithuanian: evangelija
Latvian: evaņģēlijs
Malay: Gospel
Dutch: evangelie
Norwegian: evangelium
Polish: ewangelia
Persian: چهار کتاب اول انجیل
Pashto: دحضرت عيسى اوحواريو نو دا
Portuguese: evangelho
Romanian: evanghelie
Russian: евангелие
Slovak: evanjelium, božie slovo
Slovenian: evangelij
Serbian: jevanđelje
Swedish: evangelium
Thai: คำสอนของพระเยซู
Turkish: incil
Taiwanese: (聖經)福音
Ukrainian: Євангеліє
Urdu: حضرت عیسی کی تعلیمات
Vietnamese: sách Phúc âm
Chinese: 《圣经》福音
