Gospel Definition

gŏspəl
gospels
noun
gospels
The teachings of Jesus and the Apostles; specif., the Christian doctrine of the redemption of man through Jesus as Christ.
Webster's New World
One of the first four New Testament books, describing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and recording his teaching.
American Heritage
A similar narrative.
American Heritage
Any of the first four books of the New Testament.
Webster's New World
The history of the life and teachings of Jesus.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

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

Wiktionary
(Christianity) Alternative spelling of gospel.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of or having to do with the gospel or evangelism.
Webster's New World
Of or having to do with gospel music.
Webster's New World
verb

(obsolete) To instruct in the gospel.

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Other Word Forms of Gospel

Noun

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gospel
Plural:
gospels

Origin of Gospel

  • From Middle English gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell, from Old English godspel (“gospel, glad tidings; one of the four gospels”), corresponding to god +‎ spell (“talk, tale, story”), believed to be an alteration of earlier *gōdspell (literally “good news”), used to translate ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion, “evangel”, literally “good news”). Compare Old Saxon godspel, godspell (“gospel”), Old High German gotspel (“gospel”), Icelandic guðspjall (“gospel”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English gōdspel (ultimately translation of Greek euangelion) gōd good good spel news

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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