take as gospel

1. Also, take for gospel. Believe absolutely, regard as true, as in We took every word of his as gospel, but in fact he was often mistaken. This idiom, first recorded in 1496, uses gospel in the sense of the absolute truth. Also see gospel truth.

Example Sentences

Whether you like to set New Year’s resolutions, goals or intentions, or simply are thinking about how to take care of yourself a bit better in 2024, there are two popular numbers I recommend you don’t take as gospel, and three small but potentially mighty pieces of advice to help support your health and well-being.

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“What they show makes sense to me — that the frequency and intensity of these events is increasing — even if I wouldn’t take as gospel the exact numbers,” Bond said.

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To his supporters he'll say one thing that they'll take as gospel until that statement is contradicted by fact, at which point they'll either continue to believe what he said or shrug it off as not to be taken seriously.

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Whether she stays at Trump Tower to see Barron through fourth grade, or eighth grade, the disruption she wreaks upon the city are a millstone that all New Yorkers, even privileged ones, must carry until it becomes yet another thing – like the inevitability of Trump’s presidency ushering in the apocalypse – that we take as gospel.

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Here I must insert my standard disclaimer: Do not take as gospel anyone’s predictions this year, including mine.

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