vt to instruct in the gospel.
2. gospel ·adj accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness.
3. gospel ·v anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel.
4. gospel ·v glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning christ, the kingdom of god, and salvation.
5. gospel ·v a selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; as, the gospel for the day.
6. gospel ·v one of the four narratives of the life and death of jesus christ, written by matthew, mark, luke, and john.
7. gospel ·v any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel.