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noun
1.
a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
2.
(usually initial capital letter) one of the apostolic letters in the new testament.
3.
(often initial capital letter) an extract, usually from one of the Epistles of the New Testament, forming part of the Eucharistic service in certain churches.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English epistol < Latin epistula, epistola < Greek epistolḗ message, letter, equivalent to epi- epi- + stol- (variant stem of stéllein to send) + -ē noun suffix
before 900; Middle English; Old English epistol < Latin epistula, epistola < Greek epistolḗ message, letter, equivalent to epi- epi- + stol- (variant stem of stéllein to send) + -ē noun suffix
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Epistle
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Example Sentences
- The entire proceedings are disclosed in this epistle.
- Chris sends an e-mail message, but does not reveal what was in that furious epistle.
- So, in one carefully constructed epistle she can smell a divorce.
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Word Origin & History
epistle
O.E., from O.Fr. epistle, from L. epistola "letter," from Gk. epistole "message, letter," from epistellein "send to," from epi- "to" + stellein "send." Also acquired in O.E. directly from L. as pistol. Specific sense of "letter from an apostle forming part of canonical scripture" is c.1200.
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epistle
a composition in prose or poetry written in the form of a letter to a particular person or group
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