gospel

Noun
  1. The four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings (synset 106466808)
    is a type of: religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
    subtypes: word of god - the message of the Gospel of Christ
    specific instances:
    has: synoptic gospels, synoptics - the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view
    is a part of: new testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
    same as: evangel, gospels
  2. An unquestionable truth (synset 106737072)
    "his word was gospel"
    is a type of: true statement, truth - a true statement
    same as: gospel truth
  3. Folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella 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) (synset 107075374)
    referred to in: a capella singing, a cappella singing - singing without instrumental accompaniment
    is a type of: ethnic music, folk, folk music - the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
    subtypes:
    • doo-wop - a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup
    • soul - a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s
    same as: gospel singing
  4. The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group (synset 106802268)
    is a type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
    subtypes:
    • original sin - a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam
    • confession - the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
    • ahimsa - a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence
    • dogma, tenet - a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
    • ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism - (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
    • immaculate conception, immaculate conception of the virgin mary - (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
    • incarnation - (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
    • nicene creed - (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded
    • real presence - (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist
    same as: church doctrine, creed, religious doctrine
  5. A doctrine that is believed to be of great importance (synset 105971119)
    "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
    is a type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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