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gospels

gospels is the plural of gospel.

Meaning of gospel

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 birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.
  2. An account of those aspects of Jesus' life, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
  3. The teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments.
  4. A message expected to have positive reception or effect, one promoted as offering important (or even infallible) guiding principles.
    • Spreading the gospel of dental hygiene in Vermont1917, Oral Hygiene, volume 7, section title
  5. (uncountable) That which is absolutely authoritative (definitive).
    • We took her words for gospel.
  6. (uncountable) Gospel music.

See all 7 meanings of gospel

Noun capitalized: Gospels

Gospels

  1. (plural) plural of Gospel

Phrases with gospels

Questions about gospels

What is gospels the plural of?
Gospels is the plural of gospel.
What part of speech is gospels?
Gospels is a noun.

Words near gospels in the dictionary

  1. gospelly
  2. gospelmonger
  3. gospelmongers
  4. gospelphile
  5. gospelphiles
  6. gospels
  7. gospely
  8. gospelypso
  9. Gosper
  10. Gosper County
  11. Gosper curve

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