Gospel

n. any of the four first books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John); excerpt from one of the four Gospels

adj. of or pertaining to the gospel

n. message taught by Jesus and his followers; story of the life and teachings of Jesus; something considered to be absolutely true and right; rhythmic and emotional musical style which developed among African Americans from the southern United States

Gospel, from the  Old English  "good tidings" is a  calque of  Greek  () used in the New Testament (see "Etymology" below).In Christianity, the term gospel can be used to mean different things, including:to denote the proclamation of God's saving activity in Jesus of Nazareth, or to denote the agape message proclaimed by Jesus of Nazareth: this is the original New Testament usage (for example or ; see also Strong's G2098);more popularly, the four canonical Gospels, which are attributed to the Four Evangelists (Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Luke and Gospel of John): the term "a reading from the Gospel" can refer to any of the 4 books;other non-canonical works of antiquity that purport to quote Jesus (e.g., Gospel of Thomas);a genre of Early Christian literature (cf. Peter Stuhlmacher, ed., Das Evangelium und die Evangelien, Tübingen 1983, also in English: The Gospel and the Gospels).
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Noun
1. four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
(synonym) Gospels, evangel
(hypernym) sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
(hyponym) Matthew, Gospel According to Matthew
(part-holonym) New Testament

Noun
1. an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"
(synonym) gospel truth
(hypernym) truth, true statement
2. a genre of a capella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
(synonym) gospel singing
(hypernym) folk music, ethnic music, folk
(hyponym) doo-wop
3. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
(synonym) religious doctrine, church doctrine, creed
(hypernym) doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
(hyponym) confession
4. a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
(hypernym) doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism

n. gospel, rhythmic and emotional musical style which developed among African Americans from the southern United States

n. gospel, message taught by Jesus and his followers; story of the life and teachings of Jesus