Epistle
91epistle — n 1. letter, missive, communication, correspondence, Rom. Cath. Ch. encyclical, favor; line, note, Obs. billet; dispatch, Brit. post; message, bulletin, postcard, Inf. postal, wire, telegram; billet doux, love letter, Sl. mush note. 2.… …
92epistle — epis·tle …
93epistle — Послания …
94epistle — 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 •… …
95epistle — /əˈpɪsəl / (say uh pisuhl) noun 1. a written communication; a letter, especially one of formal or didactic character. 2. (usually upper case) one of the apostolic letters found in the New Testament. 3. (often upper case) an extract, usually from… …
96epistle — This word (from the Greek epistolē, meaning message or letter ) refers to the letters written by Church leaders in the first two centuries AD, especially those letters that are included in the New Testament and read during the celebration… …
97epistle — Epikekolo, epikekole, episetole …
98epistle side — the right side of a church, facing the altar. Cf. gospel side. [1880 85] * * * …
99Epistle to the Galatians — a New Testament letter written by St. Paul the Apostle to the Christian churches of Galatia. * * * …
100epistle lesson — noun A reading from one of the New Testament epistles (written by St. Paul and others); one of the usual four readings from the bible found in many (Sunday) Christian church services, in various denominations …
