Gospel

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  • noun. The proclamation of the redemption preached by Jesus and the Apostles, which is the central content of Christian revelation.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. One of the first four New Testament books, describing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and recording his teaching.
  • noun. A similar narrative.
  • noun. A lection from any of the first four New Testament books included as part of a religious service.
  • noun. A teaching or doctrine of a religious teacher.
  • noun. Gospel music.
  • noun. Something, such as an idea or principle, accepted as unquestionably true.
  • adjective. Of or in accordance with the Gospel; evangelical.
  • adjective. Of or relating to gospel music.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To instruct in the gospel; fill with sentiments of piety.
  • noun. (Glad tidings, especially the glad tidings that the Messiah expected by the Jews has appeared in the person of Christ.
  • noun. The story of Christ's life, teachings, sufferings, death, resurrection, and ascension; hence, one of the books in which that story was originally told: as, the Gospel of Matthew.
  • noun. The doctrine and precepts inculcated by Christ and recorded in the original accounts of his life and teachings.
  • noun. Hence Any doctrine, religious or secular, maintained as of great or exclusive importance.
  • noun. A portion of Scripture taken from one of the four gospels, and appointed to be read in liturgical churches as a part of the church service.
  • noun. That which is infallibly true; absolute truth.
  • Pertaining or relating to the gospel; accordant with the gospel; evangelical.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To instruct in the gospel.
  • adjective. Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical.
  • noun. Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation.
  • noun. One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
  • noun. A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service.
  • noun. Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy.
  • noun. Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus.
  • noun. An account of the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
  • noun. A message expected to have positive reception or effect.
  • noun. the teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments
  • noun. gospel music
  • noun. That which is absolutely authoritative (definitive).
  • verb. To instruct in the gospel.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella 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)
  • noun. an unquestionable truth
  • noun. a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
  • noun. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
  • noun. the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
  • Word Usage
    "Christ _may be denied in words; or in works; or by a perversion of the gospel, causing it to become another gospel_."
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