gospel

Universal Words 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