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epistle

UK
/ɪˈpɪs.təl/
US
/ɪˈpɪs.əl/

Translations

epistlenoun
epistles
pl
UK
/ɪˈpɪs.təl/
US
/ɪˈpɪs.əl/
The apostle wrote an epistle to the early church.
Апостол написал послание ранней церкви.
She received an epistle from her friend overseas.
Она получила письмо от своего друга за границей.
Synonyms
message
communication
note
dispatch
letter
epistleverb
epistled
Past Simple
epistled
Past Participle
epistling
Gerund
Archaic and rare but attested: “to write or send an epistle”.
Synonyms
deliver
dispatch
post
mail
send
address
pen
correspond
compose (a letter)
write
epistleadjective
UK
/ɪˈpɪs.əl/
US
/ɪˈpɪs.əl/
Used attributively to qualify nouns meaning “relating to an epistle”.

Definitions

epistlenoun
A letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication.
She received an epistle from her old friend, filled with news and updates.
A book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle.
The Epistle to the Romans is one of the most well-known letters written by Paul.
A liturgical reading taken from one of the New Testament epistles.
The priest delivered the epistle before proceeding to the Gospel reading.
epistleverb
To write or send in the form of an epistle; to address by letter.
She epistled her observations to the editor.
epistleadjective
Relating to or characteristic of an epistle, especially a New Testament epistle.
His letter adopted an epistle tone, formal and instructive.
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