gospel
[noun]
Synonyms:
- truth, certainty, fact, the last word
- doctrine, credo, creed, message, news, revelation, tidings

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

gos‧pel /ˈɡɒspəl $ ˈɡɑːs-/ 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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

gospel
noun the gospel
ADJ. Christian
VERB + GOSPEL bring, preach, proclaim, spread, take She preached the Christian gospel to the poor and destitute.
hear Thousands came to hear the gospel.
GOSPEL + NOUN message, story

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲