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gospel

 
Noun gospel has 5 senses
  1. Gospel, Gospels, evangel - four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
    --1 is a kind of sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
    --1 is a part of New Testament
    --1 has particulars:
     Matthew, Gospel According to Matthew; Mark, Gospel According to Mark; Luke, Gospel of Luke, Gospel According to Luke; John, Gospel According to John; Word of God
  2. gospel, gospel truth - an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"
    --2 is a kind of truth, true statement
  3. gospel, gospel singing - a genre of a capella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
    --3 is a kind of folk music, ethnic music, folk; a cappella singing, a capella singing
    --3 has particulars: doo-wop; soul
  4. religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed - the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
    --4 is a kind of doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
    --4 has particulars:
     confession; ahimsa; dogma, tenet; ecumenism, ecumenicism, ecumenicalism; Immaculate Conception; Incarnation; Nicene Creed; real presence
  5. gospel - a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
    --5 is a kind of
    doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
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