gospel singing
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈɡɑːspəl ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
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canto gospel
- She loves participating in gospel singing because it connects her to her heritage.
- gospel singing group
Examples
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Every Sunday, we gather at the church for gospel singing and fellowship.
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[ gospel singing ]
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It was going to be their last time singing in a nightclub; Bic had started gospel singing at revivals and then preaching in upstate New York.
Fiction book (1992) -
The choir's gospel singing filled the room with joy during the service.
Synonyms
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3.6
A type of Christian music with strong, emotional singing often heard in churches
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6.3
A religious song from the American South often sung with strong feeling
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8.6
A religious song made by Black people in the southern United States during slavery
How Religious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'gospel' names a musical/religious genre and 'singing' names the vocal activity, so together they denote singing in the gospel style. This is a straightforward genre + activity noun phrase with no idiomatic shift, and learners who know both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Gospel singing comes from church music in Black communities where people shared songs about faith. The word gospel means 'good news', and singing often had a leader with the group answering in a 'call and response' way. That's why gospel singing now means a strong, emotional style of singing from church.