gospeler

n. [ AS. godspellere. ] [ Written also gospeller. ] 1. One of the four evangelists. Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mark the gospeler was the ghostly son of Peter in baptism. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious reformer; hence, a Puritan. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The persecution was carried on against the gospelers with much fierceness by those of the Roman persuasion. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar during the communion service. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Archbishop of York was the celebrant, the epistoler being the dean, and the gospeler the Bishop of Sydney. Pall Mall Gazette. [ 1913 Webster ]