Gospels

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

scripture bible septuagint gospel creed testament evangel New Testament ethic dogma King James Bible vulgate holy writ Revised Standard Version good book

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Antonyms

swearing

Hypernyms

religious text sacred text religious writing sacred writing

Hyponyms

word of God

Phrases with the word

The Four Gospels Book of the Gospels

Examples

We should try to live in such way that if the Gospels were lost, they could be re-written by looking at us. Anthony of Sourozh

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence. Bertrand Russell

To prove the Gospels by a miracle is to prove an absurdity by something contrary to nature. Denis Diderot

I will begin with the self-styled "Christian" party, who profess to base their morality on the New Testament. But whether it is really more Christian to follow or to ignore the teachings of the Gospels I shall not discuss. F. H. Bradley

Jesus was an anarchist savior. That's what the Gospels tell us. Ivan Illich

Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as king. N.T. Wright

Close letter words and terms

gospelly gospelmonger gospelphile gospely gospelypso Gosper