gospel

gospel is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as verb, adjective, transitive verb, and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. verb. Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation.
2. verb. One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
3. verb. A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; as, the gospel for the day.
4. verb. Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel.
5. verb. Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel.
6. adjective. Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness.
7. transitive verb. To instruct in the gospel.
8. noun. a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance

   "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"

9. noun. the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings

   Synonyms: evangel, gospels

10. noun. an unquestionable truth

    "his word was gospel"

11. noun. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

    Synonyms: creed

12. noun. 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)

Synonyms

evangel, gospels, creed

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in gospel:

spogel

Common word forms

gospels, gospeler, gospelly, gospelize, gospeller

Words from these letters

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