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gospel side

noun

(in some Protestant churches) the left side of a church, facing the altar.

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Compare epistle side.

Origin of gospel side

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby gospel side

gospeler, gospeller, gospel music, gospel oath, Gospels, gospel side, gospel truth, Gosplan, gospodin, gosport, goss
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Example sentences from the Web for gospel side

  • The server took the Missal and bore it to the left, or Gospel-side, of the altar, taking care not to touch the pages of the book.

    Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola

  • The first on the gospel-side was Pcuchet; but, too much moved, no doubt, he kept swaying his head right and left.

    Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2|Gustave Flaubert