Gossip
/GOS-ip/
Summary
Idle talk about others, often harmful; originally the term referred to godparents as spiritual relatives.
☩Original Meaning
The word 'gossip' derives from 'God' and 'sib' (Saxon for 'kindred'), originally designating sponsors at baptism who bore a spiritual relationship to the children for whom they stood. The term later came to mean idle talk, especially about others' affairs.
Key verses:Proverbs 11:13Proverbs 20:191 Timothy 5:13
