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epistle


e·pis·tle  (-psl)
n.
1. A letter, especially a formal one. See Synonyms at letter.
2. A literary composition in the form of a letter.
3. Epistle Bible
a. One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament.
b. An excerpt from one of these letters, read as part of a religious service.

[Middle English epistel, from Old French epistle, from Latin epistola, from Greek epistol, from epistellein, to send a message to : epi-, epi- + stellein, to send; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]


epistle  /psl/  n.frml. a letter, (syn.) a missive: The Christian Bible includes the epistles of the apostles. epistle

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