1 [in singular] the teaching or revelation of Christ:it is the Church’s mission to preach the gospel
(also gospel truth) [mass noun] a thing that is absolutely true:they say it’s sold out, but don’t take that as gospel
a set of principles or beliefs:the gospel of market economics
2 (Gospel) the record of Christ’s life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament.
each of the first four books of the New Testament.
a portion from one of the Gospels read at a church service.
3 (also gospel music) [mass noun] a fervent style of black American evangelical religious singing, developed from spirituals sung in Southern Baptist and Pentecostal Churches.
