gospel: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with G · ends with L
Meaning of gospel
noun
- countable, uncountable
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.
- countable, uncountable
An account of those aspects of Jesus' life, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
- countable, uncountable
The teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments.
- countable, uncountable
A message expected to have positive reception or effect, one promoted as offering important (or even infallible) guiding principles.
Listed forms: gospels.
Source: Wiktionary — gospel.
verb
- transitive
To instruct in, declare, or communicate the gospel; to evangelise.
Listed forms: gospels, gospeling, gospelling, gospeled, gospelled.
Source: Wiktionary — gospel.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for gospel.
noun
an unquestionable truth
- gospel truth
noun
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)
- gospel singing
noun
the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
- religious doctrine
- church doctrine
- creed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of gospel
G(2) + O(1) + S(1) + P(3) + E(1) + L(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of gospel
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Shorter words from gospel
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