- accept as gospel 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.
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accept as gospel truth
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accept something as gospel 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 … New idioms dictionary
accept as gospel — 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 … New idioms dictionary
take as gospel 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 … New idioms dictionary
take something as gospel 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 … New idioms dictionary
accept something as gospel — 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 … New idioms dictionary
accept — [v1] receive something given physically acquire, gain, get, obtain, secure, take, welcome; concept 124 Ant. deny, discard, refuse, reject accept [v2] allow into group admit, receive, welcome; concept 384 Ant. blackball, decline, deny, reject… … New thesaurus
truth — noun 1 what is true ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, gospel (informal), honest (informal), real ▪ She takes everything she reads in the paper as gospel truth. ▪ complete … Collocations dictionary
gospel — [[t]gɒ̱sp(ə)l[/t]] gospels 1) N COUNT: oft in names In the New Testament of the Bible, the Gospels are the four books which describe the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. ...the parable in St Matthew s Gospel. ...an illustrated and illuminated… … English dictionary
gospel — gos|pel [ gaspl ] noun 1. ) gospel or gospel music uncount a type of Christian music influenced by SOUL and R AND B that developed in the churches that black people went to in the south of the U.S. in the past. It is sung by groups of singers who … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gospel — gos|pel [ˈgɔspəl US ˈga:s ] n [: Old English; Origin: godspel, from god good + spell story, news ] 1.) Gospel one of the four books in the Bible about Christ s life ▪ the Gospel according to St Luke 2.) also Gospel [si … Dictionary of contemporary English
