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gospel side

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of gospel side

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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The blue-eyed soul singer leans on the gospel side of the holiday musical tradition with this collection.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2018

At the gospel side, flanked by taper bearers and the thurifer, Pastor Robert Mohrhardt chanted: "Make not My Father's house an house of merchandise."

From Time Magazine Archive

In parish churches it is placed within the sanctuary at the north or "gospel" side of the Altar, facing the people.

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)

He is beginning to get acquainted with the gospel side of Christianity.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman

In the chancel, upon the gospel side, is a finely-carved tomb, with recumbent figures of an armoured knight and richly-robed lady, whose slippered feet push against the effigy of a particularly alert, sharp-muzzled little hound.

From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas