gospel
English Thesaurus
1. a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance (noun.cognition)
2. the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | word of god, |
definition | : | the message of the Gospel of Christ (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | synoptic gospels, synoptics, |
definition | : | the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view (noun.communication) |
part meronym | : | new testament, |
definition | : | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
3. an unquestionable truth (noun.communication)
4. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | original sin, |
definition | : | a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | confession, |
definition | : | the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | ahimsa, |
definition | : | a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | dogma, tenet, |
definition | : | a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism, |
definition | : | (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | incarnation, |
definition | : | (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | nicene creed, |
definition | : | (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | real presence, |
definition | : | (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist (noun.communication) |
5. 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) (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | ethnic music, folk, folk music, |
definition | : | the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | doo-wop, |
definition | : | a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | soul, |
definition | : | a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s (noun.communication) |
6. the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings (noun.communication)
derivation | : | evangelical, |
definition | : | of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | evangelical, |
definition | : | relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels (adj.pert) |
7. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group (noun.communication)
derivation | : | credal, creedal, |
definition | : | of or relating to a creed (adj.pert) |
8. the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings (noun.communication)
derivation | : | evangelical, |
definition | : | of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | evangelical, |
definition | : | relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels (adj.pert) |
9. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group (noun.communication)
derivation | : | credal, creedal, |
definition | : | of or relating to a creed (adj.pert) |
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