gospel

US: /ˈɡɑspəɫ/, /ˈɡɔspəɫ/
UK: /ɡˈɒspə‍l/


English Vietnamese dictionary


gospel /'gɔspəl/
  • danh từ
    • (tôn giáo) sách phúc âm
    • cẩm nang, nguyên tắc chỉ đạo, điều tin tưởng
      • the gospel of health: cẩm nang giữ sức khoẻ
    • điều có thể tin là thật
      • to take one's dream for gospel: tin những giấc mơ của mình là thật
    • gospel truth
      • chân lý dạy trong sách Phúc âm
    • chân lý, sự thật đáng tin tưởng

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 [C] (also Gospel) one of the four books in the Bible about the life and teaching of Jesus: the Gospel according to St John + St Mark's Gospel
2 [sing.] (also the Gospel) the life and teaching of Jesus as explained in the Bible: preaching / spreading the gospel
3 [C, usually sing.] a set of ideas that sb believes in and tries to persuade others to accept: He preached a gospel of military strength. + the football gospel according to Kevin
4 (also gospel truth) [U] (informal) the complete truth: Is that gospel? + Don't take his word as gospel.
5 (also gospel music) [U] a style of religious singing popular among African Americans and other black people: a gospel choir

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
truth, fact, certainty:
He swears that his story is gospel.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

Christian

VERB + GOSPEL

bring, preach, proclaim, spread, take
She preached the Christian gospel to the poor and destitute.
| hear
Thousands came to hear the gospel.

GOSPEL + NOUN

message, story


Concise English dictionary


Gospels|gospels'gɑspl /'gɒspl
noun
+the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
+an unquestionable truth
+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)
+the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
+a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance