n.
Pronunciation: i- ' pi-s ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from Latin epistula, epistola letter, from Greek epistol ē message, letter, from epistellein to send to, from epi- + stellein to send
Date: 13th century
1 capitalized a : one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament b : a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles
2 a : LETTER especially : a formal or elegant letter b : a composition in the form of a letter
– epis · tler \ - ' pi-s ə -l ə r \ noun