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Definition of postil in English: postilnoun ˈpɒstɪlˈpästl archaic 1A marginal note or comment, especially on a biblical text. - 1.1 A homily or book of homilies.
Example sentencesExamples - He offers two answers, and a postil. ‘I did not come into Communism as a young Briton in England, but as a Central European in the collapsing Weimar Republic.
Synonyms sermon, lecture, discourse, address, lesson, talk, speech, oration, declamation
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French postille, from medieval Latin postilla, perhaps from Latin post illa (verba) 'after those words', written as a direction to a scribe. Definition of postil in US English: postilnounˈpästl archaic 1A marginal note or comment, especially on a biblical text. - 1.1 A commentary, homily, or book of homilies.
Example sentencesExamples - He offers two answers, and a postil. ‘I did not come into Communism as a young Briton in England, but as a Central European in the collapsing Weimar Republic.
Synonyms sermon, lecture, discourse, address, lesson, talk, speech, oration, declamation
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French postille, from medieval Latin postilla, perhaps from Latin post illa (verba) ‘after those words’, written as a direction to a scribe. |