epistle

noun · verbB1

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noun

Plural noun:

epistlesEpistle

1.
A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
2.
(humorous, literary)(chiefly literary or humorous) A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
3.
One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
4.
An extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.

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verb

V_es/s

epistles

V_ing/Gerund

epistling

V_ed/pp

epistled

1.
(humorous, literary, transitive)To write (something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
2.
(archaic, humorous, literary, transitive)To write a letter to (someone).
3.
(rare, transitive)To write (something) as an introduction or preface to a literary work; also, to provide (a literary work) with an introduction or preface.
4.
(humorous, intransitive, literary)To write a letter.
5.
(humorous, intransitive, literary)To communicate with someone through a letter.

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Đồng nghĩa

pistlepistle archaic or obsolete

Cùng gốc / liên quan

open letter

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Nguồn gốc từ

h₁epiine-pro The noun is derived from Middle English epistel, epistole, pistel, and then partly: