Antonyms for gospel

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gos-puh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒs pəl

Definition of gospel

Origin : Old English godspel "gospel, glad tidings announced by Jesus; one of the four gospels," from god "good" (see good) + spel "story, message" (see spell (n.)); translation of Latin bona adnuntiatio, itself a translation of Greek euangelion "reward for bringing good news."
The first element of the Old English word had a long "o," but it shifted under mistaken association with God. The word passed early from English to continental Germanic languages in forms that clearly indicate the first element had shifted to "God," e.g. Old Saxon godspell, Old High German gotspell, Old Norse goðspiall. Used of anything as true as the Gospel from mid-13c. Gospel-gossip was Addison's word ("Spectator," 1711) for "one who is always talking of sermons, texts, etc."

noun fact, doctrine

Example sentences :

It was a gospel that had to be preached with tears and beseechings from one generation to another.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

What do we mean by Law and Gospel, and where are they found?
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

By loving the things of God, especially the Church and the Gospel.
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

The name which she chose for herself is Evangelical (true to the Gospel).
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

She listened, reflected, and "inwardly digested," the truths of the Gospel.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

But God now forbids polygamy, under the gospel; and now it is sin.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

In 1854, he was licensed to preach the Gospel, by the church with which he was connected.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

God, in the gospel, places us in this higher and holier ground and air of love.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

Amongst us there is a great and daily increasing persecution on account of the Gospel.
Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore

Synonyms for gospel

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