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Social Gospel

Social Gospel proper noun: a social movement within Protestantism that aims to apply Christian ethics to social problems, especially issues of social justice.

Proper noun

the Social Gospel

  1. A social movement within Protestantism that aims to apply Christian ethics to social problems, especially issues of social justice.

Questions about Social Gospel

What does Social Gospel mean?
Social Gospel means a social movement within Protestantism that aims to apply Christian ethics to social problems, especially issues of social justice.
What part of speech is Social Gospel?
Social Gospel is a proper noun.

Words near Social Gospel in the dictionary

  1. social fascism
  2. social fascist
  3. social fascists
  4. social function
  5. social functions
  6. Social Gospel
  7. social grace
  8. social graces
  9. social graph
  10. social graphs
  11. social group

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