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evangelio

gospel

noun eh-bahn-HEH-lyoh Rare

Origin: From Greek euangelion (good news), via Latin evangelium.

Usage Note

Evangelio denotes one of the four canonical Gospels and, by extension, any teaching held as absolute truth — para ella eso es el evangelio ('she takes that as gospel'). The g before e is the 'h' sound in Spanish (evangelio ≠ 'ev-an-GEL-io').

Examples

"El sacerdote leyó el evangelio en voz alta."

Natural Translation

The priest read the gospel aloud.

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