gospel

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒspəl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑspəl/ Hyphenation: gos‧pel === Etymology 1 === From Middle English gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell, from Old English godspell (“gospel”), corresponding to God +‎ spell (“talk, tale, story”), literally “the message of God”, believed to be an alteration of earlier *gōdspell (literally “good news”), used to translate ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “evangel”, literally “good news”) (English evangel). Compare Old Saxon gōdspel and godspell (“gospel”), Old High German and Middle High German gotspel (“gospel”), Icelandic guðspjall (“gospel”), and the modern calque Malayalam സുവിശേഷം (suviśēṣaṁ). ==== Noun ==== gospel (countable and uncountable, plural gospels) 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. An account of those aspects of Jesus' life, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era. (Protestantism) The teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments. A message expected to have positive reception or effect, one promoted as offering important (or even infallible) guiding principles. (uncountable) That which is absolutely authoritative (definitive). took her words for gospel (uncountable) Gospel music. ===== Synonyms ===== evangel ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Japanese: ゴスペル (gosuperu) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English gospellen, from Old English godspellian (“to preach the gospel, evangelise”), from the noun (see above). ==== Verb ==== gospel (third-person singular simple present gospels, present participle (US) gospeling or (UK) gospelling, simple past and past participle (US) gospeled or (UK) gospelled) (transitive) To instruct in, declare, or communicate the gospel; to evangelise. === References === “gospel”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “gospel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === glopes, golpes == Finnish == === Etymology === From English gospel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡospel/, [ˈɡo̞s̠pe̞l] Rhymes: -ospel Syllabification(key): gos‧pel Hyphenation(key): gos‧pel === Noun === gospel (music) gospel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gospel”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gospel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɔs.pɛl/ === Noun === gospel m (plural gospels) (music) gospel == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gospel. === Noun === gospel m (invariable) (music) gospel == Middle English == === Alternative forms === gospell godspel, godspell (mainly Early Middle English); goddspel, godespel, gotspel (Early Middle English, rare) cospel, gospeel, gospelle, gospille (Late Middle English) ꟑoddspell (Ormulum) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English godspell, *gōdspell, from gōd (“good”) +‎ spell (“news”), calquing Ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “evangel”, literally “good news”); thus equivalent to God or good +‎ spel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɔˌspɛl/, (Late Middle English) /ˈɡɔspəl/, (Early Middle English) /ˈɡɔdˌspɛl/ === Noun === gospel (plural gospelles or gospels) A gospel (one of four books recounting Jesus' life in the Christian biblical canon) An excerpt or passage from a gospel, especially if read in a church service. The instructions or beliefs contained in the New Testament. Something authoritative or definitive. (rare) Christian doctrine or belief in general. ==== Related terms ==== gospellere ==== Descendants ==== English: gospel (see there for further descendants) Scots: gospel === References === “gospel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gospel, from Middle English gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell, from Old English godspell. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɔs.pɛl/ Rhymes: -ɔspɛl Syllabification: gos‧pel === Noun === gospel m inan (indeclinable) gospel music === Further reading === gospel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gospel in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gospel. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gos‧pel === Noun === gospel m (uncountable) gospel music, gospel === Adjective === gospel (invariable) of or relating to gospel music === Further reading === “gospel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gospel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gospel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡospel/ [ˈɡos.pel] Rhymes: -ospel Syllabification: gos‧pel === Noun === gospel m (uncountable) (music) gospel music == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gospel (song). Attested since the 1950s. === Noun === gospel c gospel music, gospel Synonym: gospelmusik a gospel song, a gospel Synonyms: gospelsång, gospellåt ==== Usage notes ==== "Gosplar" is an intuitive plural, but might not be used. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gospelkör (“gospel choir”) gospelsångare (“gospel singer”) gospelsångerska (“female gospel singer”) ==== See also ==== evangelium (“gospel”) === References === “gospel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gospel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)