different between gospel vs evangelistary

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???sp?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???sp?l/

Etymology

From Middle English gospel, gospell, godspel, godspell, goddspell, from Old English godspell (“gospel”), corresponding to good +? spell (“talk, tale, story”), literally “the message of God”, believed to be an alteration of earlier *g?dspell (literally “good news”), used to translate ecclesiastical Latin bona ann?nti?ti?, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin ?vangelium / Ancient Greek ?????????? (euangélion, “evangel”, literally “good news”) (English evangel). Compare Old Saxon godspel, godspell (“gospel”), Old High German gotspel (“gospel”), Icelandic guðspjall (“gospel”).

Noun

gospel (countable and uncountable, plural gospels)

1. The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the life, crucifixion, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus.
2. An account of the life, crucifixion, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
3. (Protestantism) The teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments.
4. A message expected to have positive reception or effect, one promoted as offering important (or even infallible) guiding principles.
   • 1917, Oral Hygiene, volume 7, section title:

     Spreading the gospel of dental hygiene in Vermont

5. (uncountable) That which is absolutely authoritative (definitive).
   • 1881, George Saintsbury, Dryden

     If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read Edipus, instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for gospel.

6. (uncountable) Gospel music.

Synonyms

• evangel

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (gosuperu)

Translations

Verb

gospel (third-person singular simple present gospels, present participle gospelling, simple past and past participle gospelled)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To instruct in the gospel.
   • 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth

     Are you so gospell'd to pray for this good man and for his issue, hose heavy hand hath bow'd you to the grave and beggar'd yours for ever?

Citations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:gospel.

References

• “gospel” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “gospel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• glopes, golpes

Finnish

Etymology

From English gospel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ospel/, [??o?s?pe?l]
• Rhymes: -ospel
• Syllabification: gos?pel

Noun

gospel

1. (music) gospel

Declension

French

Etymology

From English gospel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.p?l/

Noun

gospel m (plural gospels)

1. (music) gospel

Italian

Etymology

From English gospel.

Noun

gospel m (invariable)

1. (music) gospel

Polish

Etymology

From English gospel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.sp?l/

Noun

gospel m inan (indeclinable)

1. gospel music

Further reading

• gospel in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• gospel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From English gospel.

Noun

gospel m (uncountable)

1. (music) gospel music; gospel (a genre of African American religious music)

Spanish

Etymology

From English gospel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?os?pel/, [?os?pel]

Noun

gospel m (uncountable)

1. (music) gospel music

English

Alternative forms

• Evangelistary

Noun

evangelistary (plural evangelistaries)

1. (Christianity) A book containing selections from the Gospels, read during worship services.

Synonyms

• Evangeliar
• Evangeliarium
• evangeliary
• Evangelistarion

Translations