gospel
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an unquestionable truth
his word was gospel
Types & categories
- true statement hypernym
Sense 2 noun
folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
Types & categories
- folk music hypernym
- doo-wop hyponym
- soul hyponym
Related & opposite
- a cappella singing domain topic
Sense 3 noun
the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
Types & categories
- doctrine hypernym
- original sin hyponym
- confession hyponym
- ahimsa hyponym
- dogma hyponym
- ecumenicism hyponym
- Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary hyponym
- Incarnation hyponym
- Nicene Creed hyponym
- real presence hyponym
Related & opposite
- creedal derivation
Sense 4 noun
a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed
Types & categories
- doctrine hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | true statement |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | a cappella singing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | folk music |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | doo-wop |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | soul |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | creedal |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | doctrine |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | original sin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | confession |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ahimsa |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dogma |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ecumenicism |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Incarnation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Nicene Creed |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | real presence |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | doctrine |