GOSPEL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GOSPEL?

Need another word that means the same as “gospel”? Find 29 synonyms for “gospel” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Gospel” are: evangel, gospels, gospel singing, church doctrine, creed, religious doctrine, gospel truth, christian teaching, christ's teaching, the life of christ, the word of god, the good news, christian doctrine, the writings of the evangelists, the truth, the whole truth, god's truth, doctrine, dogma, teaching, principle, ethic, credo, theory, thesis, ideology, idea, ideal, position

Gospel as a Noun

Definitions of "Gospel" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gospel” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A fervent style of black American evangelical religious singing, developed from spirituals sung in Southern Baptist and Pentecostal Churches.
• 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.
• Each of the first four books of the New Testament.
• A portion from one of the Gospels read at a church service.
• The four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings.
• The teaching or revelation of Christ.
• A doctrine that is believed to be of great importance.
• The record of Christ's life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament.
• The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group.
• An unquestionable truth.
• A thing that is absolutely true.
• A set of principles or beliefs.

Synonyms of "Gospel" as a noun (29 Words)

christ's teaching	The profession of a teacher.
christian doctrine	A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination.
christian teaching	A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination.
church doctrine	A service conducted in a house of worship.
credo	A statement of the beliefs or aims which guide someone’s actions. He announced his credo in his first editorial.
creed	The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group. Liberalism was more than a political creed.
doctrine	A stated principle of government policy, mainly in foreign or military affairs. The doctrine of predestination.
dogma	A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true. The rejection of political dogma.
ethic	A set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct. The puritan ethic was being replaced by the hedonist ethic.
evangel	The four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ’s life and teachings.
god's truth	A fact that has been verified.
gospel singing	Disclosing information or giving evidence about another.
gospel truth	United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883.
gospels	The four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ’s life and teachings.
idea	A thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action. It s a good idea to do some research before you go.
ideal	Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal. Tolerance and freedom the liberal ideals.
ideology	The set of beliefs characteristic of a social group or individual. A critique of bourgeois ideology.
position	An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute. The unpleasant situation or position of having to choose between two evils.
principle	Rule of personal conduct. The principles of democracy.
religious doctrine	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience.
teaching	Ideas or principles taught by an authority. I went into teaching because I like working with children.
the good news	Moral excellence or admirableness.
the life of christ	The organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones.
the truth	Conformity to reality or actuality.
the whole truth	An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.
the word of god	An exchange of views on some topic.
the writings of the evangelists	The work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect.
theory	A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena. The architect has a theory that more is less.
thesis	(in Hegelian philosophy) a proposition forming the first stage in the process of dialectical reasoning. A doctoral thesis.

Usage Examples of "Gospel" as a noun

• Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed.
• It is the Church's mission to preach the gospel.
• The gospel of market economics.
• His word was gospel.
• They say it's sold out, but don't take that as gospel.