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  • 11take as gospel — accept/take (something) as gospel (truth) to believe that something is completely true. You shouldn t accept as gospel everything you read in the newspapers …

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  • 12gospel — [[t]gɒ̱sp(ə)l[/t]] gospels 1) N COUNT: oft in names In the New Testament of the Bible, the Gospels are the four books which describe the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. ...the parable in St Matthew s Gospel. ...an illustrated and illuminated… …

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  • 13gospel — UK [ˈɡɒsp(ə)l] / US [ˈɡɑsp(ə)l] noun Word forms gospel : singular gospel plural gospels 1) gospel or gospel music [uncountable] music a type of Christian music influenced by soul and r and b that developed in the churches that black people went… …

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  • 14gospel — noun 1 Gospel (C) one of the four stories of Christ s life in the Bible 2 (countable usually singular) a particular set of ideas that someone believes in very strongly and tries to persuade other people to accept: spread/preach the gospel:… …

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  • 15Gospel Magic — is a specialized form of stage magic. It refers to the use of otherwise standard magic tricks and illusions to catechize those preparing for sacraments, in the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Orthodox Churches or during general preaching, or… …

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  • 16Gospel of Mark — • The Second Gospel, like the other two Synoptics, deals chiefly with the Galilean ministry of Christ, and the events of the last week at Jerusalem Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gospel of Mark     Gospel of Saint Mark …

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  • 17Gospel in the Liturgy — • From the very earliest times the public reading of parts of the Bible was an important element in the Liturgy inherited from the service of the Synagogue Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gospel in the Liturgy     G …

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  • 18accept as gospel truth — accept/take (something) as gospel (truth) to believe that something is completely true. You shouldn t accept as gospel everything you read in the newspapers …

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  • 19accept as gospel — accept/take (something) as gospel (truth) to believe that something is completely true. You shouldn t accept as gospel everything you read in the newspapers …

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  • 20Gospel of Thomas — For a similarly titled work, see Infancy Gospel of Thomas. The Gospel According to Thomas, commonly shortened to the Gospel of Thomas, is a well preserved early Christian, non canonical sayings gospel discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in… …

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