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(the) gospel truth Fig. the undeniable truth. The witness swore he was telling the gospel truth. I told my parents the gospel truth about how the vase broke. See also: truth 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. See also: accept the gospel truth the complete truth I didn't touch your stereo, and that's the gospel truth. See also: truth take something as gospel also accept something as gospel to believe that something is certainly true His opinions on international issues are taken as gospel by his colleagues. Etymology: from the literal meaning of gospel (one of the books in the Bible that tell the story of Jesus's life) See also: take How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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