gospel

gospel
a) The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of , , and , concerned with the life, death, and teachings of Jesus.
b) An account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.

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  • Gospel — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Gospel Orígenes musicales: Spiritual Orígenes culturales: Finales del siglo XVIII en Estados Unidos, por parte de la población afroamericana Instrumentos comunes: Voz …   Wikipedia Español

  • Góspel — Gospel Orígenes musicales Spiritual Orígenes culturales Finales del siglo XVIII en Estados Unidos, por parte de la población afroamericana Instrumentos comunes Voz, Órgano, piano, P …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gospel — Origines stylistiques je taime Origines culturelles États Unis début du XXe siècle Instrument(s) ty …   Wikipédia en Français

  • gospel — [ gɔspɛl ] n. m. • 1958; angl. amér. gospel song, de gospel « évangile » et song « chant » ♦ Anglic. Chant religieux des Noirs d Amérique du Nord (le terme tend à se substituer à celui de negro spiritual). Des gospels. gospel n. m. MUS Chant… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Gospel — Gos pel, n. [OE. gospel, godspel, AS. godspell; god God + spell story, tale. See {God}, and {Spell}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation. [1913 Webster] And Jesus went …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gospel — Smn rhythmisches religiöses Lied per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus am. e. gospel (song), besondere Form rhythmischer religiöser Lieder der amerikanischen Schwarzen. ne. gospel Evangelium aus ae. gōd spell n., wörtlich gute… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • gospel — ► NOUN 1) the teachings of Christ. 2) (Gospel) the record of Christ s life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament. 3) (Gospel) each of these books. 4) (also gospel truth) something absolutely true. 5) (also …   English terms dictionary

  • gospel — [gäs′pəl] n. [ME godspell, gospel (with assimilated d ) < OE gōdspel, orig., good story, good news: intended as transl. of LL(Ec) evangelium (see EVANGEL), tidings, but later by shortening of o it became gŏdspel as if < god, God + spel,… …   English World dictionary

  • gospel — O.E. godspel gospel, glad tidings announced by Jesus; one of the four gospels, from god good (see GOOD (Cf. good)) + spel story, message (see SPELL (Cf. spell) (n.)); translation of L. bona adnuntiatio, itself a translation of Gk. euangelion… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Gospel — Gos pel, a. Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gospel — / gɑspəl/, it. / gɔspel/ s. ingl. [forma ellittica per gospel song, comp. di gospel Vangelo, evangelico e song canto ], usato in ital. almasch. (mus.) [nome di alcuni canti popolari su temi evangelici, sviluppatisi in America nel sec. 19°]… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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