Definitions for gospel
ˈgɒs pəlgospel

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gospel, Gospels, evangel(noun)

   the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings

2. gospel, gospel truth(noun)

   an unquestionable truth

   "his word was gospel"

3. gospel, gospel singing(noun)

   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. religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed(noun)

   the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

5. gospel(noun)

   a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance

   "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. gospel(Noun)

   The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus.

2. gospel(Noun)

   An account of the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.

3. gospel(Noun)

   A message expected to have positive reception or effect.

4. gospel(Noun)

   the teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments

5. gospel(Noun)

   gospel music

6. gospel(Noun)

   That which is absolutely authoritative .

7. Gospel(ProperNoun)

   One of the first four books of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John.

Origin: From godspel (corresponding to , i.e. "good tidings"), used to translate ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio, itself a translation of evangelium / Ancient Greek , literally "good news". Compare Old Norse and Icelandic guðspjall.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Gospel

   glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation

2. Gospel

   one of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

3. Gospel

   a selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; as, the gospel for the day

4. Gospel

   any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel

5. Gospel

   anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel

6. Gospel(adj)

   accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness

7. Gospel(verb)

   to instruct in the gospel

Origin: [OE. gospel, godspel, AS. godspell; god God + spell story, tale. See God, and Spell, v.]

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1. Gospel

   A gospel is an account that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The most widely known examples are the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, but the term is also used to refer to the apocryphal gospels, the non-canonical gospels, the Jewish-Christian gospels and the gnostic gospels. Christianity traditionally places a high value on the four canonical gospels, which it considers to be a revelation from God and central to its belief system. Christians teach that the four canonical gospels are an accurate and authoritative representation of the life of Jesus, but many scholars agree that not everything contained in the gospels is historically reliable. In Islam the Injil is the Arabic term for a book given to Jesus. Injil is sometimes translated as 'gospel'. This is one of the four Islamic holy books that the Qur'an reports as having been revealed by God. Islam holds that over time the Injil became altered, and God sent the prophet Muhammad to reveal the last book.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gospel

   gos′pel, n. the Christian revelation: the narrative of the life of Christ, as related by Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John: the stated portion of these read at service: the teaching of Christ: a system of religious truth: absolute truth.—v.t. (Shak.) to instruct in the gospel.—n. Gos′peller, a preacher: an evangelist.—v.t. Gos′pellise, to square with the gospel. [A.S. godspell; commonly derived from A.S. gód, good, and spell, story, and so a translation of Gr. eu-anggelion, good news; but more prob. from god, God, and spell, a narrative, God-story; so also the Ice. is guðspjall, God-story, and not góðspjall, good-story; and the Old High Ger. was gotspell, got (God) -spel, not guot (good) -spel.]

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Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gospel

   From the Anglo-Saxon God-spell, “good news.”

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'gospel' in Nouns Frequency: #2489

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gospel in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gospel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of gospel in a Sentence

1. Miranda Glover:

   She always singing to us or sharing the Gospel.

2. Saint Francis of Assisi:

   Preach the gospel at all times -- If necessary, use words.

3. Martin Luther:

   God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees, and flowers, and clouds, and stars.

4. Mat Staver:

   He didnt go there for just adventure. I have no question it was to bring the gospel of Jesus to them.

5. Grant Frazier:

   I love BYU and I love the gospel, but we just think that our university can be doing a little better.

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