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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•pis•tle (i pis′əl),USA pronunciation n. - a letter, esp. a formal or didactic one;
written communication. - Bible(usually cap.) one of the apostolic letters in the New Testament.
- Bible(often cap.) an extract, usually from one of the Epistles of the New Testament, forming part of the Eucharistic service in certain churches.
- Greek epistolé̄ message, letter, equivalent. to epi- epi- + stol- (variant stem of stéllein to send) + -ē noun, nominal suffix
- Latin epistula, epistola
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English epistol
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: epistle /ɪˈpɪsəl/ n - a letter, esp one that is long, formal, or didactic
- a literary work in letter form, esp a dedicatory verse letter of a type originated by Horace
Etymology: Old English epistol, via Latin from Greek epistolē, from epistellein to send to, from stellein to prepare, send Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Epistle /ɪˈpɪsəl/ n - any of the apostolic letters of Saints Paul, Peter, James, Jude, or John
- a reading from one of the Epistles, forming part of the Eucharistic service in many Christian Churches
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