Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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godspel n

  1. Alternative form of godspell

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From gōd (good) +‎ spel (news, message), calque from Ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō or bonus nūntius, which was a then-current explanation of the meaning of Ecclesiastical Latin ēvangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, good news) (English evangel).

Noun

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gōdspel n

  1. (Christianity) gospel

Declension

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