Literal translation
it is gospel word
Meaning
it's the gospel truth
Explanation
The expression states of a declaration that it deserves absolute trust, comparable to the trust placed in the sacred text of the gospels, a source of unquestionable authority in Christian culture. Using this phrase amounts to guaranteeing, with the utmost firmness, the truthfulness of what has just been said or reported, leaving no room for doubt or discussion, the religious authority of the text lending its weight to a simple everyday statement. Literal and figurative meaning almost entirely coincide, the Provençal phrase following exactly the structure of the French expression c'est parole d'évangile, both drawing on the same religious stock shared across western Christian culture. The word paraulo means word or speech, and Evangèli means gospel, a term taken directly from religious vocabulary without notable alteration. The expression is used in everyday conversation, in a register that remains neutral despite its religious reference, to back up a statement held as certain or to faithfully relay someone else's words.