What does EPISTLE mean?
Definitions for EPISTLE
ɪˈpɪs əlepis·tle
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Princeton's WordNet
epistlenoun
a specially long, formal letter
Epistlenoun
a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
Wiktionary
epistlenoun
A letter, or a literary composition in the form of a letter.
epistlenoun
One of the letters included as a book of the New Testament.
Etymology: From epistle, from epistola, from ἐπιστολή, from ἐπιστέλλω, from ἐπί + στέλλω.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
EPISTLEnoun
A letter. This word is seldom used but in poetry, or on occasions of dignity and solemnity.
Etymology: ἐπιστολὴ.
When loose epistles violate chaste eyes,
She half consents, who silently denies. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Epistle
An epistle (; Greek: ἐπιστολή, epistolē, "letter") is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually an elegant and formal didactic letter. The epistle genre of letter-writing was common in ancient Egypt as part of the scribal-school writing curriculum. The letters in the New Testament from Apostles to Christians are usually referred to as epistles. Those traditionally attributed to Paul are known as Pauline epistles and the others as catholic (i.e., "general") epistles.
ChatGPT
epistle
An epistle is a formal or authoritative letter sent as a communication or teaching, often associated with religious or philosophical writings, particularly those included in the New Testament of the Bible.
Webster Dictionary
Epistlenoun
a writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to formal, didactic, or elegant letters
Epistlenoun
one of the letters in the New Testament which were addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles
Epistleverb
to write; to communicate in a letter or by writing
Etymology: [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol, pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. anything sent by a messenger, message, letter, fr. to send to, tell by letter or message; 'epi` upon, to + to dispatch, send; cf. OF. epistle, epistre, F. ptre. See Stall.]
Wikidata
Epistle
An epistle is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually an elegant and formal didactic letter. The epistle genre of letter-writing was common in ancient Egypt as part of the scribal-school writing curriculum. The letters in the New Testament from Apostles to Christians are usually referred to as epistles. Those traditionally attributed to Paul are known as Pauline epistles and the others as catholic epistles.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Epistle
e-pis′l, n. a writing sent to one, a letter: esp. a letter to an individual or church from an apostle, as the Epistles of Paul: the extract from one of the apostolical epistles read as part of the communion service.—v.i. (Milt.) to preface.—ns. Epis′tler, Epis′toler, a letter-writer; Epis′tler, one who reads the liturgical epistle in the communion service.—adjs. Epis′tolary, Epis′tolatory, Epistol′ic, -al, pertaining to or consisting of epistles or letters: suitable to an epistle: contained in letters.—n. Epis′tolet, a short letter.—v.i. Epis′tolise, to write a letter.—ns. Epis′tolist, a writer of letters; Epistolog′raphy, letter-writing. [O. Fr.,—L. epistola—Gr. epistolē—epi, stellein, to send.]
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Anagrams for EPISTLE »
septile
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of EPISTLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of EPISTLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- посланиеBulgarian
- abostolBreton
- epístolaCatalan, Valencian
- epištolaCzech
- επιστολήGreek
- epístolaSpanish
- épitreFrench
- litirScottish Gaelic
- episztolaHungarian
- նամակArmenian
- suratIndonesian
- epistolaItalian
- epistolaLatin
- listPolish
- epístola, cartaPortuguese
- epistole, epistolăRomanian
- посланиеRussian
- epìstola, pòslanicaSerbo-Croatian
- посланняUkrainian
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