| 单词 | gospel |
| 释义 | gospel (gɒspəl ) Word forms: gospels 1. countable noun In the New Testament of the Bible, the Gospels are the four books which describe the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. ...the parable in St Matthew's Gospel. ...an illustrated and illuminated manuscript of the four gospels. 2. singular noun In the Christian religion, the gospel refers to the message and teachings of Jesus Christ, as explained in the New Testament. I didn't shirk my duties. I visited the sick and I preached the gospel. Synonyms: doctrine, news, teachings, message 3. countable noun You can use gospel to refer to a particular way of thinking that a person or group believes in very strongly and that they try to persuade others to accept. It taught only materialism, the gospel of mammon. ...the gospel according to my mom. 4. uncountable noun Gospel or gospel music is a style of religious music that uses strong rhythms and vocal harmony. It is especially popular among Black Christians in the southern United States of America. I had to go to church, so I grew up singing gospel. The group perform variations on soul and gospel music. 5. uncountable noun [usu as N] If you take something as gospel, or as gospel truth, you believe that it is completely true. The results were not to be taken as gospel. He wouldn't say this if it weren't the gospel truth. Synonyms: truth, fact, certainty, the last word Idioms: take something as gospel to accept something as being completely true You will read much advice in books and magazines but you should not take it all as gospel. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: share the gospel The pressure we feel to share the gospel doesn't translate into the loving concern we may genuinely have for them. Christianity Today Second, the evangelistic sermon gives relatively nonverbal members an opportunity to share the gospel with their friends. Christianity Today As a result, they would move to an area with an evangelistic passion to share the gospel with as many as they could. Christianity Today Great opportunity exists for us to share the gospel and minister to people. Christianity Today Maybe you need to start encouraging each other and holding each other accountable to be witnesses and share the gospel. Christianity Today When they returned, they quickly formed a team to spread the gospel in their homeland. Christianity Today Frost made it a point to spread the gospel of the fledgling preservation society. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now obviously you can spread the gospel in different ways. Christianity Today All the players hope that 2012 will help to spread the gospel as well as gossip. Times, Sunday Times What if we mobilized them through intentional, relational evangelism to spread the gospel at their schools every day? Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 福音 Japanese: 福音 |
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