: marked by special or fervid emphasis on the gospel
a gospel meeting
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: of, relating to, or being religious songs of American origin associated with evangelism and popular devotion and marked by simple melody and harmony and elements of folk songs and blues
Noun a reading from the Gospel of St. John her private gospel is to do good cheerfully and without any expectation of reward
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In 2001, the baby whispering method was the gospel (Find your baby’s personality type! Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 Cate Kittlitz is an influencer who swears by the three-word method and has been spreading the gospel with her 325,000 TikTok followers. Maria Santa Poggi, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 In 2013, when a young writer and software developer named Vitalik Buterin wrote an impassioned screed defending the blockchain gospel for his publication, Bitcoin Magazine, cryptocurrencies were still a niche curiosity. Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 Mavis Staples, the gospel legend and Newport mainstay, gets a say in Sweet’s booking choices each year. Kara Voght, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2022 Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the gospel/Christian music community. Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 July 2022 The gospel was election reform — and a false claim that Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden in the presidential contest two years ago. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022 In addition to writing the third gospel, Luke was also a doctor, and is now considered the patron saint of physicians, surgeons, and students. John. Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022 The show will also highlight three musical genres — gospel/Christian, tropical Latin and bluegrass — that are not traditionally part of the show, presumably as bumpers leading into commercial breaks. Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
Adjective
Smyth had gradually come to accept their theories too as gospel truth, and had incorporated them into his thesis. Jimmy Maher, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2020 Meanwhile in South Carolina, Booker's campaign has launched a new radio advertisement on eight urban contemporary and gospel radio stations across the state. Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2019 Large chunks of the film are made up of Cambridge Analytica sales decks, which the directors appear to take as gospel truth about how sophisticated and successful the company was. L.m., The Economist, 24 July 2019 Market prices, of course, are no more gospel truth than are the extrapolations of economists. James Mackintosh, WSJ, 30 July 2018 Gospel stage production about family's struggle with alcoholism and their journey back to God through faith, hope and love. Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 5 July 2017 Gospel singer Bebe Winans sings beautiful hymns; New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker joins her on stage. Capricia Marshall, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Dec. 2016 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Adjective
Middle English, from Old English gōdspel (translation of Late Latin evangelium), from gōd good + spell tale — more at spell entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of gospel was before the 12th century