gospel vs folk

gospel and folk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gospel	Yes	No	No	No
folk	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, folk is a hypernym of gospel; that is, folk is a word with a broader meaning than gospel:

gospel: folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
folk: the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

Other hypernyms of gospel include ethnic music, folk music.

gospel (noun)	folk (noun)
a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance	the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group	people in general (often used in the plural)
an unquestionable truth	a social division of (usually preliterate) people
folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)	people descended from a common ancestor

Difference between gospel and folk

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