gos·pel 
/ˈgɑ:spəl/ noun
plural gos·pels /ˈgɑ:spəl/ noun 1 or Gospel [singular] : the teachings of the Christian religion — usually used with the ▪ preaching/spreading the Gospel [=telling people about Christianity] 2 Gospel [count] : any one of the first four books of the Christian Bible that tell of the life of Jesus Christ
▪ a reading from the Gospel of St. John 3 [singular] : an idea or set of ideas that someone believes and often tries to make other people believe
▪ She's always spreading/preaching the gospel of good health. [=telling people about the importance of good health] 4 [noncount] : something that is believed to be definitely true
▪ These myths are accepted/taken as gospel [=believed to be true] by many teenagers. ▪ I didn't do it, and that's the gospel truth. [=the absolute truth; a completely true statement] 5 [noncount] : a type of Christian music that was created by African-Americans in the southern U.S.
▪ She sings gospel. ▪ a gospel choir —called also gospel music
▪ a reading from the Gospel of St. John
▪ She's always spreading/preaching the gospel of good health. [=telling people about the importance of good health]
▪ These myths are accepted/taken as gospel [=believed to be true] by many teenagers. ▪ I didn't do it, and that's the gospel truth. [=the absolute truth; a completely true statement]
▪ She sings gospel. ▪ a gospel choir —called also gospel music
