E|pis|tle — «ih PIHS uhl», noun. 1. a letter. Epistles are usually long, instructive letters written in formal or elegant language. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under letter. (Cf. ↑letter) 2. a literary work, usually in verse, written in the form of a letter. ╂[< … Useful english dictionary
epistle — e|pis|tle [ıˈpısəl] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Greek epistole message, letter , from epistellein to send to ] formal a long or important letter … Dictionary of contemporary English
Epistle — E*pis tle, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol, pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. ? anything sent by a messenger, message, letter, fr. ? to send to, tell by letter or message; epi upon, to + ? to dispatch, send; cf. OF. epistle, epistre, F. [… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epistle — E*pis tle, v. t. To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epistle side — Epistle E*pis tle, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol, pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. ? anything sent by a messenger, message, letter, fr. ? to send to, tell by letter or message; epi upon, to + ? to dispatch, send; cf. OF. epistle, epistre, F.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epistle — e|pis|tle [ ı pısl ] noun count LITERARY a piece of writing in the form of a letter a. Epistle one of the letters written by the early Christians that is included in the part of the Bible called Epistles … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
epistle — e•pis•tle [[t]ɪˈpɪs əl[/t]] n. 1) a letter, esp. a formal or didactic one 2) bib (usu. cap.) a) one of the apostolic letters in the New Testament b) an extract read at the Eucharistic service in certain churches, usu. from the Epistles •… … From formal English to slang
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Hoffmann — Hoffmann. Gelehrte: 1) Johann Gottfried, Nationalökonom, geb. 19. Juli 1765 in Breslau, gest. 12. Nov. 1847 in Berlin, studierte in Halle und Leipzig, verwaltete 1792–98 die Pinnauer Fabrik bei Wehlau, wurde 1803 als Bauassessor bei der… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
tur — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ad·mit·ta·tur; ad·ven·tur·er; ad·ven·tur·ess; ad·ven·tur·ism; ad·ven·tur·ist; ad·ven·tur·ous; ad·ven·tur·ous·ly;… … English syllables
, ultimately < epi- to + stéllein send]E|pis|tle «ih PIHS uhl», noun.1. a letter written by one of Christ's Apostles to various churches and individuals. The canonical Epistles make up 21 books of the New Testament. The Epistles to Timothy and Titus are often known as the Pastoral Epistles, those of James, Peter, John, and Jude as General or Catholic Epistles.2. a selection from one of these, read as part of the Mass or the Anglican service of Holy Communion.╂[< epistle]