gospel en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell, from Old English godspell (“gospel”), corresponding to God + spell (“talk, tale, story”), literally “the message of God”, believed to be an alteration of earlier *gōdspell (literally “good news”), used to translate ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “evangel”, literally “good news”) (English evangel). Compare Old Saxon gōdspel and godspell (“gospel”), Old High German and Middle High German gotspel (“gospel”), Icelandic guðspjall (“gospel”), and the modern calque Malayalam സുവിശേഷം (suviśēṣaṁ).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.
- (countable, uncountable) An account of those aspects of Jesus' life, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
- (countable, uncountable) The teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments.
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(countable, uncountable) A message expected to have positive reception or effect, one promoted as offering important (or even infallible) guiding principles.
Spreading the gospel of dental hygiene in Vermont
1917, Oral Hygiene, volume 7, section title:
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(uncountable) That which is absolutely authoritative (definitive).
We took her words for gospel.
If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read Edipus, instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for gospel.
1881, George Saintsbury, Dryden:
- (uncountable) Gospel music.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gospels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gospelypso · gospeller · gospel music · gospel bird · gospel-blues · protogospel · Social Gospel · gospeler · gospel side · Southern gospel · gospelesque · gospellike · gospelmonger · antigospel · infancy gospel · gospel-like · Gospel Oak · nongospel · gospelphile · prosperity gospel · Gin and Gospel Gazette · gospel blues · gospelize · gospely · bluegrass gospel · contemporary gospel · gospel truth · gospelly
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (186)
mn евангали (first section of New Testament) · az incil (first section of New Testament) · ka სახარება (first section of New Testament) · ko 복음서 (first section of New Testament) · pl ewangelia (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · el ευαγγέλιο (first section of New Testament) · es evangelio (first section of New Testament) · sc banzelu (first section of New Testament) · nv haneʼ yáʼátʼéehii (first section of New Testament) · ota انجیل (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · ovd waundjila (first section of New Testament) · fi ilosanoma (message expected to have positive reception or effect) · nb evangelium (first section of New Testament) · chr ᎧᏃᎮᏓ (first section of New Testament) · pt evangelho (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · hi इंजील (first section of New Testament) · ky инжил (first section of New Testament) · hy ավետարան (first section of New Testament) · izh jevangeli (first section of New Testament) · lad Evanjillio (first section of New Testament) · bg евангелие (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · kk інжіл (first section of New Testament) · fa-ira اِنْجیل (first section of New Testament) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌻𐌾𐍉 (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · hi सुसमाचार (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · tl ebanghelyo (first section of New Testament) · bn ইঞ্জীল (first section of New Testament) · ht levanjil (first section of New Testament) · lo ຂ່າວປະເສີດ (first section of New Testament) · vec vangeło (first section of New Testament) · ang godspell (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · kmr incîl (first section of New Testament) · gu ઇંજીલ (first section of New Testament) · uk єванге́ліє (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · bn গসপেল (first section of New Testament) · scn vancelu (first section of New Testament) · lad בשורה (first section of New Testament) · arc אונגליון (first section of New Testament) · sc evagnelu (first section of New Testament) · mnc ᡝᠸᠠᠩᡤᡝᠯᡳ᠇ᡠᠮ (first section of New Testament) · ml ഇഞ്ജീൽ (first section of New Testament) · my ဧဝံဂေလိ (first section of New Testament) · lt evangelija (first section of New Testament) · be ева́нгелле (first section of New Testament) · fa-cls اِنْجِیل (first section of New Testament) · he בְּשׂוֹרָה (message expected to have positive reception or effect) · syc ܡܓܰܠܝܽܘܢ (first section of New Testament) · el ευαγγέλιο (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · yi בשׂורה (message expected to have positive reception or effect) · nl evangelie (first section of New Testament) · tg инҷил (first section of New Testament) · sv evangelium (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · sga soiscélae (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · tk injil (first section of New Testament) · vi phúc âm (first section of New Testament) · km ដំណឹងល្អ (first section of New Testament) · es Buena Nueva (first section of New Testament) · la evangelium (first section of New Testament) · ga soiscéal (first section of New Testament) · fr évangile (first section of New Testament) · izh jevangeli (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · chr ᎧᏃᎮᏓ (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · sga soiscél (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · fo evangelium (first section of New Testament) · ja 福音書 (first section of New Testament) · th พระวรสาร (first section of New Testament) · sh ева̀нђе̄ље (first section of New Testament) · hi सुसमाचार (first section of New Testament) · eo evangelio (first section of New Testament) · pt evangelho (first section of New Testament) · ka ოთხთავი (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · gd soisgeul (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · eu ebanjelio (first section of New Testament) · da evangelium (first section of New Testament) · be еванге́лле (first section of New Testament) · mhr евангелий (first section of New Testament) · ug Инҗил (first section of New Testament) · yue 福音書 /福音书 (first section of New Testament) · ga soiscéal (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · hil ebanhelyo (first section of New Testament) · hu evangélium (first section of New Testament) · id injil (first section of New Testament) · it vangelo (first section of New Testament) · sog ܡܘݍܕܘܤܐܩ (first section of New Testament) · non guðspjall (first section of New Testament) · ml ഏവൻഗേലിയോൻ (first section of New Testament) · vi tin mừng (first section of New Testament) · ja 福音 (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · yi עוואַנגעליום (first section of New Testament) · xag 𐕃𐕒𐕡𐔳𐔰𐕘𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (first section of New Testament) · tl laygay (first section of New Testament) · cmn 福音書 /福音书 (first section of New Testament) · yi בשורת הגאולה (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · ba Инжил (first section of New Testament) · ug ئىنجىل (first section of New Testament) · he בְּשׂוֹרָה (first section of New Testament) · aii ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܝܼܘܿܢ (first section of New Testament) · is guðspjall (first section of New Testament) · rmq embeo (first section of New Testament) · ur انجیل (first section of New Testament) · aii ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܝܼܘܿܢ (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · gsw Efangeli (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · gv sushtal (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · gd soisgeul (first section of New Testament) · bg ева́нгелие (first section of New Testament) · oc evangèli (first section of New Testament) · wa evandjîle (first section of New Testament) · uk єванге́лія (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · uk єва́нгеліє (first section of New Testament) · ar إِنْجِيل (first section of New Testament) · pl ewangelia (first section of New Testament) · ml ഇഞ്ചീൽ (first section of New Testament) · ang godspell (first section of New Testament) · grc εὐαγγέλιον (first section of New Testament) · sq ungjill (first section of New Testament) · gsw Efangeli (first section of New Testament) · mi rongopai (first section of New Testament) · cs evangelium (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · da evangelium (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · sv evangelium (first section of New Testament) · sh јева̀нђе̄ље (first section of New Testament) · ovd ewandjilium (first section of New Testament) · ru ева́нгелие (first section of New Testament) · sl vangelij (first section of New Testament) · sh jevànđēlje (first section of New Testament) · fr évangile (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · sog ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ (first section of New Testament) · sk evanjelium (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · mt evanġelju (first section of New Testament) · hi इंजील (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · enm gospel (first section of New Testament) · kk ізгі хабар (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · cu єѵангєлїѥ (first section of New Testament) · et evangeelium (first section of New Testament) · pal 𐭬𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭢𐭲𐭠𐭰𐭩 (first section of New Testament) · af evangelie (first section of New Testament) · myv евангелия (first section of New Testament) · chk kapas allim (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌻𐌾𐍉 (first section of New Testament) · lad איבֿאנגֿילייו (first section of New Testament) · nds-de Evangelium (first section of New Testament) · fi evankeliumi (first section of New Testament) · sga soiscélae (first section of New Testament) · fi ilosanoma (teaching of Divine grace) · gv sushtal (first section of New Testament) · th พระกิตติคุณ (first section of New Testament) · tr İncil (first section of New Testament) · lv evaņģēlijs (first section of New Testament) · de Evangelium (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · yi עוואַנגעליע (first section of New Testament) · ro evanghelie (first section of New Testament) · fi evankeliumi (teaching of Divine grace) · uk єванге́ліє (first section of New Testament) · mhr порувер (first section of New Testament) · lad Besora (first section of New Testament) · enm gospel (message expected to have positive reception or effect) · fur vanzeli (first section of New Testament) · sk evanjelium (first section of New Testament) · ist vanzeîlio (first section of New Testament) · sh evànđēlje (first section of New Testament) · gl evanxeo (first section of New Testament) · ms injil (first section of New Testament) · gl evanxeo (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · fi evankeliumi (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · myv паро куля (first section of New Testament) · ru ева́нгелие (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · ps انجيل (first section of New Testament) · uz инжил (first section of New Testament) · bn সুসমাচার (first section of New Testament) · ca evangeli (first section of New Testament) · cy efengyl (first section of New Testament) · sw injili (first section of New Testament) · mi rongopai (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · cs evangelium (first section of New Testament) · syc ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ (first section of New Testament) · tt инҗил (first section of New Testament) · uz injil (first section of New Testament) · mg filazantsara (first section of New Testament) · ta இஞ்சீல் (first section of New Testament) · nds-de Evangelium (account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus) · ml സുവിശേഷം (first section of New Testament) · ast evanxeliu (first section of New Testament) · de Evangelium (first section of New Testament) · rad mrâo mrang (first section of New Testament) · ota انجیل (first section of New Testament) · mk евангелие (first section of New Testament)