Epistle Definition
ĭ-pĭsəl
epistles
noun
A letter, esp. a long, formal, instructive letter.
Webster's New World
A literary composition in the form of a letter.
American Heritage
Any of the letters in the New Testament.
Webster's New World
A selection, usually from these Epistles, read in various churches.
Webster's New World
An excerpt from one of these letters, read as part of a religious service.
American Heritage
verb
(obsolete) To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Epistle
Noun
Singular:
epistle
Plural:
epistlesOrigin of Epistle
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Middle English epistel from Old French epistle from Latin epistola from Greek epistolē from epistellein to send a message to epi- epi- stellein to send stel- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French epistre, from Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolē), from ἐπιστέλλω (epistellō, “I send a message”), from ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + στέλλω (stellō, “I prepare, send”).
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