Bible Encyclopedias
Gossip
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(from "God" and "sib," a Saxon word signifying "'kindred"), a name given in England to sponsors as bearing a spiritual relationship to the children for whom they stand. — Procter, On Common Prayer, page 361.
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Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gossip'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/gossip.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.