| 单词 | gospel truth |
| 释义 | gospel truthSEE SYNONYMS FOR gospel truth ON THESAURUS.COM nounan unquestionably true statement, fact, etc. Origin of gospel truthFirst recorded in 1640–50 Words nearby gospel truthgospeller, gospel music, gospel oath, Gospels, gospel side, gospel truth, Gosplan, gospodin, gosport, goss, Gossaert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with gospel truthgospel truth Something that is unquestionably true. For example, Every word he uttered was the gospel truth. The word gospel, which comes from the Old English god spel, “good news,” has been used to describe something that is thought to be as true as the biblical gospel (that is, undeniably true) since the 13th century. The current idiom originated in the 1600s, when it referred to biblical truths, and has been applied to truth of a more general nature since the late 1800s. Also see take as gospel. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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