gospeler

[ gos-puh-ler ]

/ ˈgɒs pə lər /

noun Ecclesiastical.

a person who reads or sings the Gospel.

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Also especially British, gos·pel·ler.

Origin of gospeler

before 1000; Middle English; Old English gōdspellere. See gospel, -er¹

Words nearby gospeler

gospel, gospel music, gospel oath, gospel side, gospel truth, gospeler, gospeller, gospels, gosplan, gospodin, gosport

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Example sentences from the Web for gospeller

But the danger of the Protector was too serious a question to every Gospeller not to be recurred to and prayed against.
Robin Tremayne|Emily Sarah Holt
“The priest that wed them is a Gospeller,” returned the Archbishop with a peculiar smile.
The White Rose of Langley|Emily Sarah Holt
The gospeller fell down on his knees, and the acolyte that held the candles to read by dashed them down and fled away.
Long Will|Florence Converse
There were no longer any sermons preached at the Cross that a Gospeller cared to hear.
For the Master's Sake|Emily Sarah Holt

Scarcely would a Gospeller have filled that position on that day.
Robin Tremayne|Emily Sarah Holt

British Dictionary definitions for gospeller

gospeller

/ (ˈɡɒspələ) /

noun

a person who reads or chants the Gospel in a religious service

a person who professes to preach a gospel held exclusively by him and others of a like mind

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