epistle

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 [ɪˈpɪs^əl]

n

1. a letter, esp one that is long, formal, or didactic

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a literary work in letter form, esp a dedicatory verse letter of a type originated by Horace

[Old English epistol, via Latin from Greek epistolē, from epistellein to send to, from stellein to prepare, send]

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Epistle [ɪˈpɪs^əl]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) New Testament any of the apostolic letters of Saints Paul, Peter, James, Jude, or John

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a reading from one of the Epistles, forming part of the Eucharistic service in many Christian Churches

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 He was deluged by ever more plaintive epistles from his devoted admirer.

Translations

epistle [ɪˈpɪsl] N (hum) (= letter) → epístola f
Epistle (Rel) → Epístola f

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epistle [ɪˈpɪs^əl] n → épître f

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epistle

n (old, iro) → Epistel f; (Bibl) → Brief m (→ to an +acc)

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epistle [ɪˈpɪsl] n → epistola

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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 (신약 성서 중의) 사도 행전 (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