Thesaurus results for GOSPEL

gospel

noun

ˈgä-spəl

Definition of gospel

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the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group her private gospel is to do good cheerfully and without any expectation of reward

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Recent Examples of gospel Everyone who was anyone among evangelicals – preacher Billy Graham, gospel singer Pat Boone, fellow televangelist Oral Roberts – appeared on the show. — John Wigger, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Gaye had changed the time signature, from the oom-pah-pah European waltz time of 3/4 to the more standard (and more gospel) march of 4/4. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 GloRilla’s gospel ties run deeper than her two Franklin collaborations. — Russ Penuell, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 Jackson, born in New York, got his start in music singing gospel before moving to California to perform with the ’70s funk band Mystic Merlin. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gospel

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The directory identifies each group's mission, ideology, organizational role and documented protest activity, distinguishing direct organizers and participants from supporters and amplifiers.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Her decision to vote for Eisenkot wasn’t easy in a place where Likud support is a matter of identity more than ideology.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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People in search of healthcare do not care which national story others wish to project onto a molecule, device, or platform, which regulatory philosophy defines it, or which flag stands behind a laboratory.

— Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
That philosophy fits in well with Angel City, which, under sporting director Mark Parsons and majority owners Willow Bay and Bob Iger, has expanded its support staff to include a psychologist and a mental performance coach.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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Returning to the table, Walzer said that a legal scholar had recently used the jus ex bello doctrine in an op-ed to argue that the war had become so costly to Ukrainians that their government was now obliged to make concessions to stop the fighting.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
These new lines of thought, which have gained prominence among influential defense intellectuals and policy experts close to the Kremlin over the past year do not need to be endorsed in formal security doctrine to matter.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026

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