单词 | gospel |
释义 | gospelgospel /ˈgɑspəl/ ●○○ noun 1Gospel [countable] one of the four books in the Bible about Christ’s life: gospel of the Gospel of John2[singular] (also Gospel) the life of Christ and the ideas that he taught: preach/spread the gospel (=tell people about Jesus) Missionaries were sent to spread the Gospel.3[countable usually singular] a particular set of ideas that someone believes in very strongly and tries to persuade other people to accept: preach/spread the gospel (of something) Young is tireless in preaching his gospel of economic growth.4[uncountable] (also gospel truth) something that is completely true: Don’t take what Ellen says as gospel.5[uncountable] (also gospel music) eng. lang. arts a style of Christian music usually performed by black singers, in which religious songs are sung strongly and loudly: a gospel singer [Origin: Old English godspel, from god good + spell story, news] |
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