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Webster 1913 Edition

Gospel

Gos′pel

,
Noun.
[OE.
gospel
,
godspel
, AS.
godspell
;
god
God +
spell
story, tale. See
God
, and
Spell
,
Verb.
]
1.
Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the
gospel
of the kingdom.
Matt. iv. 23.
The steadfast belief of the promises of the
gospel
.
Bentley.
☞ It is probable that gospel is from. OE. godspel, God story, the narrative concerning God; but it was early confused with god spell, good story, good tidings, and was so used by the translators of the Authorized version of Scripture. This use has been retained in most cases in the Revised Version.
Thus the literal sense [of
gospel
] is the “narrative of God,” i. e., the life of Christ.
Skeat.
2.
One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
3.
A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service;
as, the
gospel
for the day
.
4.
Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy;
as, this political
gospel
.
Burke.
5.
Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true;
as, they took his words for
gospel
.
[Colloq.]
If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read Œdipus, instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for
gospel
.
Saintsbury.

Gos′pel

,
Adj.
Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical;
as,
gospel
righteousness
.
Bp. Warburton.

Gos′pel

,
Verb.
T.
To instruct in the gospel.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gospel

GOS'PEL

,
Noun.
[L. evangelium, a good or joyful message.]
The history of the birth, life, actions, death, resurrection, ascension and doctrines of Jesus Christ; or a revelation of the grace of God to fallen man through a mediator, including the character, actions, and doctrines of Christ, with the whole scheme of salvation, as revealed by Christ and his apostles. This gospel is said to have been preached to Abraham, by the promise, 'in thee shall all nations be blessed.' Ga.3.8.
It is called the gospel of God. Rom.1.1.
It is called the gospel of Christ. Rom.1.16.
It is called the gospel of salvation. Eph. 1.13.
1.
God's word.
2.
Divinity; theology.
3.
Any general doctrine.

GOS'PEL

,
Verb.
T.
To instruct in the gospel; or to fill with sentiments of religion.

Definition 2024

Gospel

Gospel

See also: gospel and góspel

English

Noun

Gospel ‎(plural Gospels)

  1. (Christianity) Alternative spelling of gospel
  2. (Christianity) One of the first four books of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John.
    a Gospel

gospel

gospel

See also: Gospel and góspel

English

Noun

gospel ‎(countable and uncountable, plural gospels)

  1. The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the life, crucifixion, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus.
  2. An account of the life, crucifixion, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
  3. A message expected to have positive reception or effect.
  4. (Protestantism) the teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments
  5. (uncountable) gospel music
  6. (uncountable) That which is absolutely authoritative (definitive).
    • Saintsbury
      If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read Oedipus, instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for gospel.

Synonyms

Translations

Verb

gospel ‎(third-person singular simple present gospels, present participle gospelling, simple past and past participle gospelled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To instruct in the gospel.

Citations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:gospel.

References

  • “gospel” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • “gospel” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Finnish

Noun

gospel

  1. (music) gospel

Declension

Inflection of gospel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative gospel gospelit
genitive gospelin gospelien
gospeleiden
gospeleitten
partitive gospelia gospeleita
gospeleja
illative gospeliin gospeleihin
singular plural
nominative gospel gospelit
accusative nom. gospel gospelit
gen. gospelin
genitive gospelin gospelien
gospeleiden
gospeleitten
partitive gospelia gospeleita
gospeleja
inessive gospelissa gospeleissa
elative gospelista gospeleista
illative gospeliin gospeleihin
adessive gospelilla gospeleilla
ablative gospelilta gospeleilta
allative gospelille gospeleille
essive gospelina gospeleina
translative gospeliksi gospeleiksi
instructive — gospelein
abessive gospelitta gospeleitta
comitative — gospeleineen

French

Noun

gospel m ‎(plural gospels)

  1. (music) gospel (style of music)

Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

gospel m ‎(invariable)

  1. (music) gospel (style of music)

Portuguese

Noun

gospel m (uncountable)

  1. gospel music; gospel (a genre of African American religious music)

Spanish

Noun

gospel m ‎(uncountable)

  1. gospel music

Etymology

From Middle English gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell, from Old English godspel ‎(“gospel, glad tidings; one of the four gospels”), corresponding to good +‎ spell ‎(“talk, tale, story”), believed to be an alteration of earlier *gōdspell ‎(literally “good news”), used to translate ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον ‎(euangélion, “evangel”, literally “good news”) (English: evangel). Compare Old Saxon godspel, godspell ‎(“gospel”), Old High German gotspel ‎(“gospel”), Icelandic guðspjall ‎(“gospel”).

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