Part 4906

<hw>Gos"herd</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gosherde</ets>. See <er>Goose</er>, and <er>Herd</er> a herdsman.]</ety> <def>One who takes care of geese.</def>

<h1>Goslet</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Gos"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of pygmy geese, of the genus <spn>Nettepus</spn>. They are about the size of a teal, and inhabit Africa, India, and Australia.</def>

<h1>Gosling</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Gos"ling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>g<?/s</ets> goose + <ets>-ling</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A young or unfledged goose.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A catkin on nut trees and pines.</def>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Gospel</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Gos"pel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gospel</ets>, <ets>godspel</ets>, AS. <ets>godspell</ets>; <ets>god</ets> God + <ets>spell</ets> story, tale. See <er>God</er>, and <er>Spell</er>, <tt>v.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation.</def>

<blockquote>And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the <b>gospel</b> of the kingdom. <i>Matt. iv. 23.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The steadfast belief of the promises of the <b>gospel</b>. <i>Bentley.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; It is probable that <i>gospel</i> is from. OE. <i>godspel</i>, God story, the narrative concerning God; but it was early confused with <i>god spell</i>, good story, good tidings, and was so used by the translators of the Authorized version of Scripture. This use has been retained in most cases in the Revised Version.</note>

<blockquote>Thus the literal sense [of <b>gospel</b>] is the "narrative of God," <it>i. e.</it>, the life of Christ. <i>Skeat.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; <as>as, the <ex>gospel</ex> for the day</as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; <as>as, this political <ex>gospel</ex></as>.</def>

<i>Burke.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; <as>as, they took his words for <ex>gospel</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<blockquote>If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read <b><OE/dipus</b>, instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for <b>gospel</b>. <i>Saintsbury.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gospel</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Gos"pel</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; <as>as, <ex>gospel</ex> righteousness</as>.</def>

<i>Bp. Warburton.</i>

<h1>Gospel</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Gos"pel</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To instruct in the gospel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Gospeler</h1> <Xpage=640>