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epistle

[ ih-pis-uhl ]

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.


Epistle

1

/ ɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. New Testament any of the apostolic letters of Saints Paul, Peter, James, Jude, or John
  2. a reading from one of the Epistles, forming part of the Eucharistic service in many Christian Churches
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

epistle

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/ ɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. a letter, esp one that is long, formal, or didactic
  2. a literary work in letter form, esp a dedicatory verse letter of a type originated by Horace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of epistle1

before 900; Middle English; Old English epistol < Latin epistula, epistola < Greek 辱ٴDZḗ message, letter, equivalent to epi- epi- + stol- (variant stem of é𾱲 to send) + noun suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of epistle1

Old English epistol, via Latin from Greek 辱ٴDZŧ, from epistellein to send to, from stellein to prepare, send
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But perhaps more so, it is an epistle on the state of working-class white people — the same demographic that Trump counts as the bedrock of his base.

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Yet the novel evolved incrementally from public to private, epistle to narrative as the scope of the vision enlarged.

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To ponder the question and practice decoding an extraterrestrial epistle, an artist-led team has created a mock message from the stars to test us Earthlings.

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With an alphabet on the hearth at my feet for reference, I contrived in an hour or two to print and smear this epistle:—

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No wonder that letters addressed to people here had never received an answer: as well despatch epistles to a vault in a church aisle.

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