take as gospel

Idioms and Phrases

Also, take for gospel . Believe absolutely, regard as true, as in We took every word of his as gospel, but in fact he was often mistaken . This idiom, first recorded in 1496, uses gospel in the sense of the absolute truth. Also see gospel truth .

Related Words

• accept
• admit
• conclude
• consider
• have
• hold
• regard
• suppose
• think
• trust
• understand