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
He’s poured every last cent from his personal bank account into the opening of a spa to spread the gospel of his facial techniques even further.
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Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 15 Jan. 2025
To date, The Whites have won two Grammys, earning best southern, country or bluegrass gospel album for their project Salt of the Earth (with Skaggs), and album of the year for the O Brother, Where Art Thou?
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
The shuffling rhythm of the guitar, the steady walking of the bass, the melismatic voice pouring out emotions: Blues is the sound of history, created by Black American musicians in the 1890s, with roots in work songs and spirituals, and later gospel.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
What Michigan did have was NFL talent, proving that ranking was far from gospel.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 15 Jan. 2025
To date, The Whites have won two Grammys, earning best southern, country or bluegrass gospel album for their project Salt of the Earth (with Skaggs), and album of the year for the O Brother, Where Art Thou?
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
The shuffling rhythm of the guitar, the steady walking of the bass, the melismatic voice pouring out emotions: Blues is the sound of history, created by Black American musicians in the 1890s, with roots in work songs and spirituals, and later gospel.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
What Michigan did have was NFL talent, proving that ranking was far from gospel.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gospel
Noun
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Cohen is obviously fully on board with Stearns’ philosophy of limiting free-agent deals to three years or fewer (the Soto contract of course being the notable exception).—
Bill Madden,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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This philosophy regulates everything from public education offerings to policies encouraging childbearing among locals.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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During the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, several pastors and theologians joined forces to resist the influence of Nazi doctrine over German Protestant churches.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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First, Trump is not anchored in ideology but driven by pragmatism.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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This type of vision and planning creates opportunities for consensus, partnership, and even funding, across sectors and ideologies.—
Dr. Ashwin Vasan,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Gospel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gospel. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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