gospel Idiom, Proverb
gospel truth
(See the gospel truth)
the gospel truth
the real truth, as true as the gospel I opened the package to count the cookies - that's the gospel truth!
take as gospel
take as gospel 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.
take for gospel
take for gospel see
take as gospel.