Gospel vs Gospelmonger - What's the difference?
gospel | gospelmonger |
The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of , concerned with the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus.
An account of the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus, generally written during the first several centuries of the Common Era.
A message expected to have positive reception or effect.
(Protestantism) the teaching of Divine grace as distinguished from the Law or Divine commandments
(uncountable) gospel music
(uncountable) That which is absolutely authoritative (definitive).
* Saintsbury
(rare, derogatory) One who peddles the gospel; a Bible thumper.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 10, author=Anne Mendelson, title=At the Temples of Food, an Outsider’s Look at the Sacred Texts, work=New York Times
, passage=Mr. Glassner’s latest book, “The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food is Wrong” (Ecco/HarperCollins $25.95), posits that misguided (and misguiding) gospelmongers are persuading Americans to eat according to ever more irrational notions and sillier motivations. }}
As a proper noun gospel
is (christianity).As a noun gospelmonger is
(rare|derogatory) one who peddles the gospel; a bible thumper.gospel
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(wikipedia gospel)Noun
(en noun)- If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read Oedipus, instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for gospel .
Synonyms
* (l)gospelmonger
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