English > Gospel: 5 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings. |
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| Synonyms | Gospels, evangel |
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| Instances | John, Gospel According to John | The last of the four Gospels in the New Testament |
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| Luke, Gospel of Luke, Gospel According to Luke | One of the four Gospels in the New Testament |
| Mark, Gospel According to Mark | The shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament |
| Matthew, Gospel According to Matthew | One of the Gospels in the New Testament |
| Part of | New Testament | The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation |
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| Parts | Synoptic Gospels, Synoptics | The first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view |
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| Narrower | Word of God | The message of the Gospel of Christ |
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| Broader | sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity |
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| Spanish | evangelio |
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| Catalan | evangeli |
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| Adjectives | evangelical | of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament |
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English > gospel: 5 senses > noun 4, communication| Meaning | The written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group. |
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| Synonyms | religious doctrine, church doctrine, creed |
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| Narrower | Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary | (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived |
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| Incarnation | (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ |
| Nicene Creed | (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs |
| ahimsa | A Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence |
| confession | The document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) |
| dogma, tenet | A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof |
| ecumenism, ecumenicism, ecumenicalism | (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation / cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations |
| original sin | A sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam |
| real presence | (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist |
| Broader | doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism | A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
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| Spanish | credo, doctrina religiosa, evangelio |
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| Catalan | credo, doctrina religiosa, evangeli |
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