"gospel" meaning in Middle English

See gospel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɔˌspɛl/, /ˈɡɔspəl/ [Late-Middle-English], /ˈɡɔdˌspɛl/ [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English godspell, *gōdspell, from gōd (“good”) + spell (“news”), calquing Ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “evangel”, literally “good news”); thus equivalent to God or good + spel. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|godspell|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English godspell, {{inh+|enm|ang|godspell}} Inherited from Old English godspell, {{af|ang|gōd|spell|nocat=1|t1=good|t2=news}} gōd (“good”) + spell (“news”), {{der|enm|la-ecc|bona annūntiātiō}} Ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō, {{der|enm|la-ecc|ēvangelium}} Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium, {{der|enm|grc|εὐαγγέλιον|lit=good news|t=evangel}} Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “evangel”, literally “good news”), {{af|enm|good|spel}} good + spel Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} gospel, {{enm-noun|gospelles|pl2=gospels}} gospel (plural gospelles or gospels) Forms: gospelles [plural], gospels [plural], gospell [alternative], godspel [alternative], godspell [alternative], goddspel [alternative], godespel [alternative], gotspel [alternative], cospel [alternative], gospeel [alternative], gospelle [alternative], gospille [alternative], ꟑoddspell [alternative]
  1. A gospel (one of four books recounting Jesus' life in the Christian biblical canon) Categories (topical): Books
    Sense id: en-gospel-enm-noun-j3SWv7qb Disambiguation of Books: 41 14 39 3 4
  2. An excerpt or passage from a gospel, especially if read in a church service. Categories (topical): Books
    Sense id: en-gospel-enm-noun-dVnnvU0d Disambiguation of Books: 41 14 39 3 4
  3. The instructions or beliefs contained in the New Testament. Categories (topical): Books, Christianity
    Sense id: en-gospel-enm-noun-5LYN0V5H Disambiguation of Books: 41 14 39 3 4 Disambiguation of Christianity: 12 8 57 2 22 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 17 13 9 1 15 11 3 3 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 36 46 5 3
  4. Something authoritative or definitive.
    Sense id: en-gospel-enm-noun-zPZnR17W
  5. (rare) Christian doctrine or belief in general. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-gospel-enm-noun-EKj1ku1O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gospellere

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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