■ noun
1》 the teaching or revelation of Christ.
2》 ( Gospel ) the record of Christ's life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament.
↘each of these books.
3》 (also ~ truth ) something absolutely true.
4》 (also ~ music ) a fervent style of black American evangelical religious singing.
Derivatives
~ize or ~ise verb
Origin
OE gōdspel , from gōd 'good' + spel 'news, a story', translating eccles. L. bona annuntiatio or bonus nuntius , used to gloss eccles. L. evangelium , from Gk euangelion 'good news'.