as in philosophy
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
her private gospel is to do good cheerfully and without any expectation of reward
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Recent Examples of gospel
Just ask the hundreds of local gospel music fans who love to include OIGC’s big shindig in their planning each and every Christmas season.
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Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
Limitations of the rule While the 4% rule is a helpful guideline to consider, it shouldn’t be taken as gospel.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
By the last Friday in October, North Carolina Central University sophomore Autumn King had attended a talent show, the school’s coronation ball, and a gospel concert – all in a matter of days.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
At the end of the cocktail hour, the gospel choir returned to sing as guests walked back into The Pool for dinner where the tables were overflowing with candles, florals, and fruits.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
Limitations of the rule While the 4% rule is a helpful guideline to consider, it shouldn’t be taken as gospel.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
By the last Friday in October, North Carolina Central University sophomore Autumn King had attended a talent show, the school’s coronation ball, and a gospel concert – all in a matter of days.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
At the end of the cocktail hour, the gospel choir returned to sing as guests walked back into The Pool for dinner where the tables were overflowing with candles, florals, and fruits.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gospel
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Numerous factors could be playing a role in the shifting operating philosophy of Moreno, who has long declined The Athletic’s interview requests.Sam Blum, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rather than just the building blocks of a digital product, design systems can be thought of as the visual language of a product, guided by a design philosophy that incorporates UI components, code snippets, design files, style guides, and other resources.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Read: The collapse of the Khamenei doctrine The end of the Axis is good news.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Russia updated its nuclear doctrine last month to justify a nuclear strike in response to an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear country, if they are backed by a nuclear-armed nation.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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School voucher rhetoric has shifted, deliberately, from talk about freedom and choice to the language of the culture wars, painting public schools as indoctrinating students in far left radicalism and gender ideology.Peter Greene, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Most of what’s in the film, especially the crimes and insidious ideology Mathews espoused, is, unfortunately, factual.Zach Baylin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Gospel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gospel. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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