accept/take as gospel

idiom

: to believe (something) to be true
These myths are accepted/taken as gospel by many teenagers.

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Cobel is cultishly devoted to the teachings of Lumon’s mysterious founder, Kier Eagan—a kind of nineteenth-century L. Ron Hubbard—whose koans the employees are trained to accept as gospel. The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022

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“Accept/take as gospel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%2Ftake%20as%20gospel. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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