GOSPEL


Meaning of GOSPEL in English

gos ‧ pel /ˈɡɒsp ə l $ ˈɡɑːs-/ BrE AmE noun

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: godspel , from god 'good' + spell 'story, news' ]

1 . Gospel [countable] one of the four books in the Bible about Christ’s life:

the Gospel according to St Luke

2 . ( also Gospel ) [singular] the life of Christ and the ideas that he taught

preach/spread the gospel (=tell people about it)

Missionaries were sent to preach the Gospel.

gospel stories

3 . [countable usually singular] a set of ideas that someone believes in very strongly and tries to persuade other people to accept

spread/preach the gospel

spreading the gospel of science

4 . ( also gospel truth ) [uncountable] something that is completely true:

Don’t take everything she says as gospel (=don’t believe everything she says) .

5 . ( also gospel music ) [uncountable] a type of Christian music in which religious songs are sung very loudly:

a gospel choir

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.