synoptic gospels

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   the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view

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Questions about synoptic gospels

What does synoptic gospels mean?

synoptic gospels means "the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view".

What is another word for synoptic gospels?

Close synonyms include Synoptics. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is synoptic gospels a common word?

synoptic gospels is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.