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Gospeler

Gos′pel-er

,
Noun.
[AS.
godspellere
.]
[Written also
gospeller
.]
1.
One of the four evangelists.
Rom. of R.
Mark the
gospeler
was the ghostly son of Peter in baptism.
Wyclif.
2.
A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious reformer; hence, a Puritan.
[Obs.]
Latimer.
The persecution was carried on against the
gospelers
with much fierceness by those of the Roman persuasion.
Strype.
3.
A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar during the communion service.
The Archbishop of York was the celebrant, the epistoler being the dean, and the
gospeler
the Bishop of Sydney.
Pall Mall Gazette.

Definition 2024


gospeler

gospeler

English

Noun

gospeler (plural gospelers)

  1. A person who preaches from the Gospels
  2. (music) A singer of gospel music

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