accept as gospel

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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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Lebedoff's willingness to accept as gospel truth Orwell's lurid account of his schooldays is a little surprising, given how much doubt other researchers--notably Peter Stansky and William Abrahams in The Unknown Orwell--have cast upon the veracity of Orwell's recollections. Men at arms by Stove, R.J. / The American Conservative Gladwin is not a man to accept as gospel the nostrums of the brewing industry, but even he says it hasn't been easy: "It's hard to get the consistency of quality and supply. Around Britain with a fork by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk They ignore ideas if they don't come from within house, and bamboozle councillors who accept as gospel most of what highways tell them (one of the disadvantages of employing and relying solely upon highly paid "experts"). On the web; So what do YOU think? Join the debate on our Forums at ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			abscond with absence Absence makes the heart grow fonder absent absent oneself from absent without leave absent-minded professor Absolute power corrupts absolutely absolutely Absolutely not! absolve from absorb absorb in absorb oneself in absorb with abstain abstain from abstain from voting abstract from abut abut against abut on accede to accept accept as accept as gospel acceptable damage access to accident accidentally accidentally on purpose accidentally-on-purpose Accidents will happen acclimate to accommodate accommodate oneself to accommodate with accompanied by accompany accompany on a journey accompany on a musical instrument accompany with accord accord with according to according to all accounts according to Hoyle according to own lights account account for accounting			accentuator accentuator accentuator circuit Accenture Accenture Accenture Business Services for Utilities Accenture Human Resource Services Accenture Technology Lab Accenture Technology Solutions Accentus Ecclesiasticus ACCEO ACCEP ACCEPS accept accept accept accept accept accept Accept (band) Accept (band) Accept (band) Accept (band) accept a liability accept advice accept an obligation accept an offer accept as accept as a citizen accept as a member accept as gospel Accept Button Accept Button Accept No Verbal Orders Accept on Behalf Of Accept on Zero Accept Operator Input Accept plea deal or not accept responsibility accept responsibility for Accept state Accept state accept the loan of Accept, Believe, Confess Accept/Except Accept/Refuse acceptability acceptability acceptability acceptability Acceptability Advisory Team acceptability of food acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable air quality Acceptable Ambient Concentration Acceptable Ambient Level Acceptable Ambient Limit

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