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godspel

godspel

Old English

Noun

gōdspel n ‎(nominative plural gōdspel)

  1. (Christianity) gospel

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From gōd ‎(“good”) +‎ spel ‎(“news, message”), calque of Ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio, itself a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον ‎(euangélion, “good news”) (English evangel).

Noun

gōdspel n

  1. (Christianity) gospel

Declension

Etymology

From gōd ‎(“good”) +‎ spel ‎(“news, message”), calque of Ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio or bonus nuntius, which was a then-current explanation of the meaning of Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον ‎(euangélion, “good news”) (English evangel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoːdspel/

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