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Gospel vs Spiritual - What's the difference?

gospel | spiritual |

In christianity terms the difference between gospel and spiritual

is that gospel is one of the first four books of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John while spiritual is controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit; pure; holy.

As a verb gospel

is to instruct in the gospel.

As a proper noun Gospel

is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As an adjective spiritual is

of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.

gospel

English

(wikipedia gospel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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
    • 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)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To instruct in the gospel.
    • (Shakespeare)
    English calques ----

    spiritual

    English

    Alternative forms

    * spirituall, spirytual, spirytuall, spyritual, spyrituall, spyrytual, spyrytuall

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
    • Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • God's law is spiritual ; it is a transcript of the divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts of the soul of man.
  • Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred.
  • Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
  • Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
    • a spiritual substance or being
  • * Bible, 1. Corinthians xv. 44
    • It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
  • Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
  • (Christianity) Controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit; pure; holy.
  • * Bible, Gal. vi. 1
    • If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual , restore such an one.
  • Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
    • the spiritual''' functions of the clergy; lords '''spiritual''' and temporal; a '''spiritual corporation

    Derived terms

    * antispiritual * antispiritualism * antispirituality * spiritual desertion * spiritualism * spiritualist * spirituality * spiritually

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
  • Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
    • He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals , and to the emperor in temporals. — Lowell.