4. Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as,
this political gospel. Burke.
5. Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel. [Colloq.]
If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read &OEligdipus, instead of taking
the traditional witticisms about Lee for gospel.
Saintsbury. Gospel
(Gos"pel), a. Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness.
Bp. Warburton.
Gospel
(Gos"pel), v. t. To instruct in the gospel. [Obs.] Shak.
Gospeler
(Gos"pel*er) n. [AS. godspellere.] [Written also gospeller.]
1. One of the four evangelists. Rom. of R.
Mark the gospeler was the ghostly son of Peter in baptism.
Wyclif. 2. A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious reformer; hence, a Puritan. [Obs.] Latimer.
The persecution was carried on against the gospelers with much fierceness by those of the Roman
persuasion.
Strype. 3. A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar during the communion service.
The Archbishop of York was the celebrant, the epistoler being the dean, and the gospeler the Bishop of
Sydney.
Pall Mall Gazette. Gospelize
(Gos"pel*ize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gospelized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gospelizing ] [Written also
gospellize.]
1. To form according to the gospel; as, a command gospelized to us. Milton.
2. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize the savages. Boyle.
Goss
(Goss) n. [See Gorse.] Gorse. [Obs.] Shak.
Gossamer
(Gos"sa*mer) n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer, perh. for goose summer, from
its downy appearance, or perh. for God's summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary's yarn,
in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant
of the Virgin Mary's winding sheet, which dropped from her when she was taken up to heaven. For the
use of summer in the sense of film or threads, cf. G. Mädchensommer, Altweibersommer, fliegender
Sommer, all meaning, gossamer.]
1. A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn.
It is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is formed by small spiders.
2. Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff.
3. An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.
Gossamer spider (Zoöl.), any small or young spider which spins webs by which to sail in the air. See
Ballooning spider.
