EPISTLE


Meaning of EPISTLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈpi-səl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from Latin epistula, epistola letter, from Greek epistolē 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 -ˈpi-sə-lər noun

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