Gospel

gos′pel, n. the Christian revelation: the narrative of the life of Christ, as related by Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John: the stated portion of these read at service: the teaching of Christ: a system of religious truth: absolute truth.— v.t. ( Shak. ) to instruct in the gospel.— n. Gos′peller , a preacher: an evangelist.— v.t. Gos′pellise , to square with the gospel. [A.S. god spell ; commonly derived from A.S. gód , good, and spell , story, and so a translation of Gr. eu-anggelion , good news; but more prob. from god , God, and spell , a narrative, God-story; so also the Ice. is guðspjall , God-story, and not góðspjall , good-story; and the Old High Ger. was got spell , got (God) -spel , not guot (good) -spel .]