noun
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings (Freq. 2)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑evangelical (for: ↑evangel)
• Hypernyms: ↑sacred text, ↑sacred writing, ↑religious writing, ↑religious text
• Hyponyms: ↑Word of God
• Instance Hyponyms:
↑Matthew, ↑Gospel According to Matthew, ↑Mark, ↑Gospel According to Mark, ↑Luke, ↑Gospel of Luke, ↑Gospel According to Luke, ↑John, ↑Gospel According to John
• Part Holonyms: ↑New Testament
• Part Meronyms: ↑Synoptic Gospels, ↑Synoptics
Useful english dictionary. 2012.