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A letter, or a literary composition in the form of a letter

he may be hurried from this plan by the vehemence of thought, as in an ode, or drop it carlessly, as in an epistle or essay.

One of the letters included as a book of the New Testament

Even last century scholars had begun to search for the cities in Asia Minor whose names have become so familiar to the Chistian world through the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles of St. Paul.

{n} a letter, a message sent under cover
Epistle comes from the Latin word epistola, which simply means a letter (as in written correspondence) The epistles of the New Testament follow the form for letters in the first century Letters in those days did not come in envelopes, so they began with the name of the sender, followed by the name of the recipient, and then a greeting (The Epistle to the Hebrews lacks these features ) After the body, the letter contained detailed greetings to the recipients Paul subtly reworded the usual greeting, “greetings to you,” so that it read “grace to you ”
especially a long, formal letter
A letter in the New Testament written by an Apostle A portion of an Epistle is read between the Collect and the Holy Gospel at Holy Communion
Greek for letter, an exhortation or written sermon intended for public reading
A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; a letter; applied usually to formal, didactic, or elegant letters
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A letter Part of the New Testament; many written by St Paul
a verse epistle imitates the form of a personal letter, addressed to someone in particular, often very personal and occasional, and sometimes dated, with a location affixed Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot" can hardly be bettered
{i} long formal letter, missive
To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing
An epistle is a letter
One of the letters in the New Testament which were addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles
A letter - in the early Church letters were written to people or churches (e g by the apostle Paul or John) and they have now become books of the Bible in the New Testament
In the Bible, the Epistles are a series of books in the New Testament which were originally written as letters to the early Christians. one of the letters in the New Testament of the Bible. a long or important letter (epistole , from epistellein )
A formal letter intended for a wide public audience rather than for a specific group or individual
   a letter, generally intended for public reading and written according to a set literary style Epistolary: having the form of a letter
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epistle lesson
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
epistle lessons
plural form of epistle lesson
epistle of james
a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
epistle of jude
a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude
epistle of paul the apostle to philemon
a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
epistle of paul the apostle to the colossians
a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia
epistle of paul the apostle to the ephesians
a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
epistle of paul the apostle to the galatians
a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
epistle of paul the apostle to the philippians
a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia
epistle of paul the apostle to the romans
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
epistle of paul the apostle to titus
a new Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters
epistle to the hebrews
a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
An epistle
pistil
An epistle
pistel
epistles
plural of epistle
first epistle of john
the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
first epistle of paul the apostle to the corinthians
a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
first epistle of paul the apostle to the thessalonians
a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians
first epistle of paul the apostle to timothy
a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters
first epistle of peter
the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
second epistle of paul the apostle to the corinthians
a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
second epistle of paul the apostle to the thessalonians
a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's seceond epistle to the Thessalonians
second epistle of paul the apostle to timothy
a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters
second epistle of peter
the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
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