epistle (redirected from Epistles)

e·pis·tle  (-psl)

n.

1. A letter, especially a formal one. See Synonyms at letter.

2. A literary composition in the form of a letter.

3. Epistle Bible

a. One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament.

b. An excerpt from one of these letters, read as part of a religious service.

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[Middle English epistel, from Old French epistle, from Latin epistola, from Greek epistol, from epistellein, to send a message to : epi-, epi- + stellein, to send; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

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epistle

Noun

1. Formal or humorous a letter

2. a literary work in letter form, esp. a poem [Greek epistolē]

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Epistle

Noun

New Testament any of the letters written by the apostles

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	epistle - a specially long, formal letter letter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
	2.	Epistle - a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle book - a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah" New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible

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epistle

noun letter, note, message, communication, missive

Translations

epistle [ɪˈpɪsl] n → epístola

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epistle [ɪˈpɪsl] n → épître f

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epistle [ɪˈpɪsl] n → Epistel f;

(Rel) → Brief m

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epistle [ɪˈpɪsl] n → epistola

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epistle

n epistle [iˈpisl]

a letter, especially in the Bible from an apostle The epistles of St Paul. brief رِسالَه (لأحد تلاميذ المَسيح) послание epištola epistel; brev die Epistel επιστολή epístola epistel نامه epistola épître אִיגֶרֶת खास कर बाइबल में पत्र poslanica, pismo (apostoli) levél surat, surat yang ditulis murid Jesus postulabréf; pistill epistola 使徒書簡 서한 (apaštalo) laiškas vēstule warkah (zend)brief brev, epistel list apostolski epístola epistolă (апостольское) послание epištola pismo epistal epistel, brev จดหมายที่เป็นทางการ mektup 書信,使徒書 апостольське послання مراسلہ ، خصوصا انجیل میں thư từ 书信,使徒书