as in philosophy
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
Yet despite that feature, record execs weren’t sold on Legend’s blend of gospel and R&B until the rapper-producer Kanye West—with whom Legend had been working—released his debut album The College Dropout and became a star.
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Marcus J. Moore, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Yet, that isn't often the case on social media, where a legitimate sounding account – in this case Walter Bloomberg – posts a headline that is taken as gospel by other users.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Its origin story begins with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who, upon returning to town to sing at the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, ended up joining the Eureka Brass Band with Duke Ellington and hopping into a parade.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But this watery pop gospel doesn’t begin to do justice to that influence.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Marcus J. Moore, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Yet, that isn't often the case on social media, where a legitimate sounding account – in this case Walter Bloomberg – posts a headline that is taken as gospel by other users.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Its origin story begins with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who, upon returning to town to sing at the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, ended up joining the Eureka Brass Band with Duke Ellington and hopping into a parade.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But this watery pop gospel doesn’t begin to do justice to that influence.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gospel
Noun
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Leipold, in a news conference on Friday, had some words that helped explain his overall recruiting philosophy.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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Rudnev spread his philosophy and recruited followers through yoga classes, Russian authorities investigating the case told RIA Novosti.—
Betiana Fernández Martino and Hira Humayan,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, his Abundance ideology promotes reducing regulations and removing bottlenecks in housing construction.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s a proper enough ideology to me.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Gospel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gospel. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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