Meaning
gospel, unquestionable truth
- the Christian gospel or any of the four canonical books
- an unquestionable truth or guiding principle
In a sentence
Durante la messa, il sacerdote ha letto un brano del Vangelo.
During Mass, the priest read a passage from the Gospel.
Non dovresti prendere ogni sua parola per vangelo.
You shouldn't take his every word as gospel truth.
Quello che dice il manuale non è necessariamente vangelo.
What the manual says is not necessarily gospel truth.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vangelo | masculine · singular |
| vangeli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Capitalized ('il Vangelo') when referring specifically to the Christian Scriptures.
- The idiom 'prendere per vangelo' means to take something as absolute gospel truth.