This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
gospel truth
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of gospel truth
First recorded in 1640–50
Words nearby gospel truth
gospeller, gospel music, gospel oath, Gospels, gospel side, gospel truth, Gosplan, gospodin, gosport, goss, Gossaert
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use gospel truth in a sentence
Other Idioms and Phrases with gospel truth
gospel truth
Something that is unquestionably true. For example, Every word he uttered was the gospel truth. The word gospel, which comes from the Old English god spel, “good news,” has been used to describe something that is thought to be as true as the biblical gospel (that is, undeniably true) since the 13th century. The current idiom originated in the 1600s, when it referred to biblical truths, and has been applied to truth of a more general nature since the late 1800s. Also see take as gospel.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.