Epistle
11Epistle — An epistle (pronounced [ɪˈpɪsəl] ) (Greek επιστολη, epistolē, letter ) is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons, usually a letter and a very formal, often didactic and elegant one. The letters in the New Testament from… …
12epistle — UK [ɪˈpɪs(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms epistle : singular epistle plural epistles literary a) a piece of writing in the form of a letter b) Epistle one of the letters written by early Christians that is included in the part of the Bible… …
13epistle — [14] Epistle has never really caught on in English as a general term for a ‘letter’ – too highfalutin – but in fact from a semantic point of view its origins are quite simple. It comes ultimately from Greek epistolé, which meant ‘something sent… …
14epistle — [[t]ɪpɪ̱s(ə)l[/t]] epistles 1) N COUNT: supp N An epistle is a letter. [LITERARY] ...a brief but poignant epistle. 2) N COUNT: usu N to n In the Bible, the Epistles are a series of books in the New Testament which were originally written as… …
15epistle — [14] Epistle has never really caught on in English as a general term for a ‘letter’ – too highfalutin – but in fact from a semantic point of view its origins are quite simple. It comes ultimately from Greek epistolé, which meant ‘something sent… …
16Epistle — n. 1 formal or joc. a letter, esp. a long one on a serious subject. 2 (Epistle) a any of the letters of the apostles in the New Testament. b an extract from an Epistle read in a church service. 3 a poem or other literary work in the form of a… …
17epistle — n. 1 formal or joc. a letter, esp. a long one on a serious subject. 2 (Epistle) a any of the letters of the apostles in the New Testament. b an extract from an Epistle read in a church service. 3 a poem or other literary work in the form of a… …
18epistle — 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… …
19epistle — /i pis euhl/, n. 1. a letter, esp. a formal or didactic one; written communication. 2. (usually cap.) one of the apostolic letters in the New Testament. 3. (often cap.) an extract, usually from one of the Epistles of the New Testament, forming… …
20epistle — noun /ɪˈpɪs.l/ a) A letter, or a literary composition in the form of a letter. he may be hurried from this plan by the vehemence of thought, as in an ode, or drop it carlessly, as in an epistle or essay b) One of the letters included as a book of …
