gospel

noun

/ˈɡɒspl/

/ˈɡɑːspl/

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[countable]
(also Gospel)
one of the four books in the Bible about the life and teaching of Jesus
- the Gospel according to St John
- St Mark’s Gospel
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- Christian
- apocryphal
- canonical
- …
verb + gospel
- bring
- preach
- proclaim
- …
gospel + noun
- message
- story
See full entry
[singular]
(also the Gospel)
the life and teaching of Jesus as explained in the Bible
- preaching/spreading the gospel
- Thousands came to hear the gospel.
Collocations Religion
ReligionBeing religious
- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
- belong to a church/a religious community
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
Celebrations and ritual
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
- go on/make a pilgrimage
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon
- lead/address the congregation
- say/recite a prayer/blessing
Religious texts and ideas
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
- be based on/derive from divine revelation
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
Religious belief and experience
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
- strengthen/lose your faith
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
- save/purify/lose your soul
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
- be/accept/do God’s will
- receive/experience divine grace
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
- hear/answer a prayer
- commit/confess/forgive a sin
- do/perform penance
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- Christian
- apocryphal
- canonical
- …
verb + gospel
- bring
- preach
- proclaim
- …
gospel + noun
- message
- story
See full entry
[countable, usually singular] a set of ideas that somebody believes in and tries to persuade others to accept
- He preached a gospel of military strength.
- the football gospel according to Kevin
(also gospel truth)
[uncountable] (informal) the complete truth
- Is that gospel?
- Don't take his word as gospel.
(also gospel music)
[uncountable] a style of religious singing developed by African Americans
- a gospel choir
CultureGospel music is Christian religious music that is sung in a blues style, especially by African Americans. Mahalia Jackson was a famous gospel singer, and Aretha Franklin was strongly influenced by gospel music.
Topics Musicc1

Word OriginOld English gōdspel, from gōd ‘good’ + spel ‘news, a story’, translating ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio or bonus nuntius, used in place of ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Greek euangelion ‘good news’; after the vowel was shortened in Old English, the first syllable was mistaken for god ‘God’.

单词	gospel
释义	gospel noun /ˈɡɒspl/ /ˈɡɑːspl/ jump to other results [countable] (also Gospel) one of the four books in the Bible about the life and teaching of Jesus the Gospel according to St John St Mark’s Gospel Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective Christian apocryphal canonical … verb + gospel bring preach proclaim … gospel + noun message story See full entry [singular] (also the Gospel) the life and teaching of Jesus as explained in the Bible preaching/spreading the gospel Thousands came to hear the gospel. Collocations ReligionReligionBeing religious believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc. convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue) go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara belong to a church/a religious community join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God Celebrations and ritual attend/hold/conduct/lead a service perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite go on/make a pilgrimage celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan deliver/preach/hear a sermon lead/address the congregation say/recite a prayer/blessing Religious texts and ideas preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah be based on/derive from divine revelation commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege Religious belief and experience seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom strengthen/lose your faith keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith save/purify/lose your soul obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law be/accept/do God’s will receive/experience divine grace achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation hear/answer a prayer commit/confess/forgive a sin do/perform penance Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective Christian apocryphal canonical … verb + gospel bring preach proclaim … gospel + noun message story See full entry [countable, usually singular] a set of ideas that somebody believes in and tries to persuade others to accept He preached a gospel of military strength. the football gospel according to Kevin (also gospel truth) [uncountable] (informal) the complete truth Is that gospel? Don't take his word as gospel. (also gospel music) [uncountable] a style of religious singing developed by African Americans a gospel choir CultureGospel music is Christian religious music that is sung in a blues style, especially by African Americans. Mahalia Jackson was a famous gospel singer, and Aretha Franklin was strongly influenced by gospel music. Topics Musicc1 Word OriginOld English gōdspel, from gōd ‘good’ + spel ‘news, a story’, translating ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio or bonus nuntius, used in place of ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Greek euangelion ‘good news’; after the vowel was shortened in Old English, the first syllable was mistaken for god ‘God’.
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