EPISTLE


Meaning of EPISTLE in English

[ ɪ'pɪs(ə)l ]

■ noun formal or humorous a letter.

↘( Epistle ) a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle.

Origin

OE, via L. from Gk epistolē , from epistellein 'send news'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.