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gospel side

gospel side noun: the left side of an altar or church from the perspective of a person looking from the nave toward the chancel.

gospel side: the left side of an altar or church from the perspective of a person looking from the nave toward...
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Noun

gospel side (plural gospel sides)

  1. The left side of an altar or church from the perspective of a person looking from the nave toward the chancel.

Forms of gospel side

pluralgospel sides
alternative formGospel side

Origin of gospel side

Traditionally, the gospel is read from this side.

Questions about gospel side

What does gospel side mean?
Gospel side means the left side of an altar or church from the perspective of a person looking from the nave toward the chancel.
What part of speech is gospel side?
Gospel side is a noun.
What is the plural of gospel side?
The plural of gospel side is gospel sides.

Words near gospel side in the dictionary

  1. gospel music
  2. gospel musics
  3. Gospel Oak
  4. Gospel shop
  5. Gospel shops
  6. gospel side
  7. gospel sides
  8. gospel truth
  9. gospel truths
  10. gospel-blues
  11. gospel-like

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