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# gospel

noun (a gospel, gospels; the Gospel); adjective (gospel music)

«gospel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Bible) The Gospels are the four books of the New Testament — Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — that tell the life, teaching, death and rising of Jesus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#m1)
2. (church) The gospel is the "good news" of Jesus that Christians share. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#m2)
3. Gospel (music) is a joyful style of Christian music with roots in African American churches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#m3)
4. (informal) "Gospel truth" or "take it as gospel" means something completely true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#m4)

### In the lessons

In church, the Gospel reading is often read standing, as a mark of respect. Gospel choirs sing with clapping and strong harmonies. In everyday talk, "Don't take everything you read online as gospel" means check it. Phrases: the Gospel of Luke, the gospel truth, gospel choir, preach the gospel.

### Examples

- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are the four Gospels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#x1)
- The priest read from the Gospel of John. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#x2)
- The gospel choir made everyone clap along. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#x3)
- It's the gospel truth — I didn't touch your sweets! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#x4)
- Don't take every website as gospel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#x5)
- The disciples went out to preach the gospel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#x6)
- It was not the gospel he read, but an old story-book; therefore she might stay and listen to him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/#x7)

### Note

Capital G often for the books or the Christian message; small g for music and "gospel truth". The word comes from Old English "good news". Countable for the books.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gospel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gospel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gospel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gospel.html) on Mova free.