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contemporary gospel

contemporary gospel noun: a style of popular contemporary R&B with Christian lyrics and influences from gospel music.

Noun

contemporary gospel (uncountable)

  1. A style of popular contemporary R&B with Christian lyrics and influences from gospel music.
    • It wasn't too many years ago that contemporary gospel music was hard to find. Now, there's evidence of it on all sides— on television, radio, stage, in homes and in automobiles.1980 September 27, Paul Baker, “A Time-Honored Message Moves to a New Beat”, in Billboard, volume 92, number 39, page G-8+

Questions about contemporary gospel

What does contemporary gospel mean?
Contemporary gospel means a style of popular contemporary R&B with Christian lyrics and influences from gospel music.
What part of speech is contemporary gospel?
Contemporary gospel is a noun.

Words near contemporary gospel in the dictionary

  1. contemporarily
  2. contemporariness
  3. contemporary
  4. contemporary circus
  5. contemporary circuses
  6. contemporary gospel
  7. Contemporary Latin
  8. contemporary R&B
  9. contemporisation
  10. contemporisations
  11. contemporise

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