gospelo

Esperanto

Etymology

From English gospel, from Old English gōdspell (literally good news), used to translate ecclesiastical Latin bona annūntiātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡosˈpelo/
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: gos‧pe‧lo

Noun

gospelo (accusative singular gospelon, plural gospeloj, accusative plural gospelojn)

  1. (Christianity) synonym of evangelio (gospel)
  2. gospel music
    Synonym: gospelmuziko
    • 1992, “Nomoj de Muzikstiloj”, in RokGazet'[1], number 4, page 23:
      Muzikstilo kun elementoj de gospelo kaj ritmenbluso.
      A music style with elements of gospel and rhythm and blues.
    • 2003 January 13, Lionel Bonnetier, “Re:[KR] biografo de Kate Ryan”, in soc.culture.esperanto[2] (Usenet), retrieved 24 October 2025:
      Cetere ĉu estas esp'aj retejoj pri bluso kaj gospelo?
      Furthermore, are Esperanto websites about blues and gospel?
    • 2011 June, Jorge Camacho, Probal Daŝgupto, István Ertl, editors, Beletra Almanako[3], New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 93:
      Soulo: speco de muziko kreita en Usono el gospelo kaj ritemnbluso (el bertilow.com/roko/).
      Soul: a type of music created in America from gospel and rhythm and blues (from bertilow.com/roko/).

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