|
|
Definition of Gospeler
1. Noun. A preacher of the Christian gospel.
Generic synonyms: Preacher, Preacher Man, Sermoniser, Sermonizer
Specialized synonyms: Televangelist
Specialized synonyms: Billy Graham, Graham, William Franklin Graham, Aimee Semple Mcpherson, Mcpherson, Dwight Lyman Moody, Moody, Oral Roberts, Roberts, Billy Sunday, Sunday, William Ashley Sunday
Derivative terms: Evangelism, Evangelistic, Revivalism
Definition of Gospeler
1. n. One of the four evangelists.
Definition of Gospeler
1. Noun. A person who preaches from the Gospels ¹
2. Noun. (music) A singer of gospel music ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gospeler
1. one that teaches the gospel [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gospeler
1. 1. One of the four evangelists. "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. "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) Origin: AS. Godspellere Alternative forms: gospeller. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gospeler
Literary usage of Gospeler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biographia Britannica Literaria: Or, Biography of Literary Characters of by Thomas Wright, Royal Society of Literature (Great Britain) (1846)
"... what gospeler seith the first sentence, and at ech sentence of another ...
the name of that gospeler, jhe for o word. So that in many placis of his book ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... being an account of the crucifixion of Christ and his experiences in Hades.
gospeler, ... but cf. gospeler), ..."
3. The History of the Ancient Parish of Waltham Abbey, Or Holy Cross by Williams Winters (1888)
"... li superplus Edward North. a gospeler plated with sylver having upon the- same
... and ij Teth* a gospeler OF THE SAXON TONGUE, having thone syde plated ..."
4. Journal of the Proceedings of the ... Annual Council of the Diocese of by Episcopal Church Diocese of Arkansas, Diocese of Arkansas, Episcopal Church (1899)
"I celebrated the Holy Eucharist in Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock, at 10 am The
Venerable Dr. Webber was gospeler and preached. ..."
5. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1896)
"Under the mask of the critic is the long English face of the gospeler; that type
whose persistent physiognomy was never absent from the conventicle of ..."
Other Resources:
