Complete Definition of "gospel"

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Etymology
Old English godspel (corresponding to good + spell, i.e. �good tidings�, the first element is not related to Old English god#Old English|god �God�), used to translate ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio, itself a translation of ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, Greek ε�αγγέλιον �evangel�, literally �good news�.

Noun
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  1. The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Gospel of Matthew|Matthew, Gospel of Mark|Mark, [[Gospel of Luke|

Luke]] and Gospel of John|John, concerned with the life, death, and teachings of Jesus.

  1. An account of the life, death, and teachings of Jesus, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
  2. A message expected to have positive reception or effect.
  3. context|Protestantism the teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ا�ج��|إ�ج�� ('injīl)
Bosnian: jevan�elje n, evan�elje n
Croatian: evan�elje n
Czech: evangelium n
Dutch: evangelie
Finnish: evankeliumi
German: Evangelium n (1, 2)
Hungarian: evangélium
Indonesian: injil
Irish: soiscéal m
Italian: vangelo m
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Japanese: ��� (������, fukuinsho), ���� (gosuperu)
Latin: evangelium n
Polish: ewangelia f
Portuguese: evangelho m
Russian: евангелие (jeváng'elije) n
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �еван�е�е n
:Roman: jevan�elje n
Spanish: evangelio
Welsh: efengyl f

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