gospelize, gospellize

[Eng. gospel; -ize.] 1. To form or lay down as gospel. "The command thus gospelized to us hath the same force with that whereon Ezra grounded the pious nece ity of divorcing." -Milton: Doct, and Discipline of Divorce, bk. i., ch. viii. 2. To convert by preaching the gospel to; to evangelize. what is done in the Corporation (whereof you are a mem "In the mean time give me leave to put you in mind of ber) for gospelizing (as they phrase it) the natives of New England."-Boyle: Works , vol. i., p. 109. Life . go ypium *1. A sponsor in baptism; a godfather or godmother. "They had mothers as we had; and those mothers had go ips (if their children were christened) as we are." Ben Jonson: Staple of News . (Induction.) *2. ( Pl .): Sponsors engaged in familiar talk with each other. *3. ( Pl .): Those who engage in trivial talk, whether they are sponsors or not. "The go ips report She has come to King Olaf's court." Long fellow: Musician's Tale. 4. A friend; a neighbor; an intimate acquaint ance. IMG:content-0641.png:[blocks in formation] 5. One who runs about tattling and repeating tales; an idle tattler. "The common chat of go ips when they meet." Dryden: Hind and Panther, iii. 903. *6. A tippling, go iping woman. "Sometimes lurk I in a go ip's bowl!" Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, ii. 1. 7. Mere tattle; idle talk; trifling or unfounded rumor or talk. "Bubbles o'er like a city with go ip , scandal, and spite." Tennyson: Maud , L. iv. 8. gos-sip, v . t . & i. [GOSSIP, 8.] *A. Trans.: To stand go ip or sponsor to; to christen. "Adoptious christen dom, That blinking Cupid go ips ." Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well , i. L B. Intransitive: 1. To talk familiarly; to chat. "Noisy groups at the house-door Sat in the cheerful sun, and rejoiced and go iped together." Long fellow: Evangeline, i. 4. 2. To chatter; to run about repeating tales or tittle-tattle. "Those little jarrings and di onances which arise from anger, censoriousne , go iping , and coquetry." Steele : Spectator , No. 147. *3. To make merry, as at a christening feast. 'With all my heart, I'll go ip at this feast." Shakesp.: Comedy of Errors, v. *4. To make a ceasele chattering noise. "Flax for the go iping looms." Long fellow: Evangeline, i. 1.