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Synonyms for epistle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-pis-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈpɪs əl

Top 10 synonyms for epistle
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Définition of epistle

Origin :
  • Old English epistol, from Old French epistle, epistre (Modern French épitre), from Latin epistola "letter," from Greek epistole "message, letter, command, commission," whether verbal or in writing, from epistellein "send to," from epi "to" (see epi-) + stellein in its secondary sense of "to dispatch, send" from PIE *stel-yo-, suffixed form of root *stel- "to put, stand," with derivatives referring to a standing object or place (see stall (n.1)).
  • Also acquired in Old English directly from Latin as pistol. Specific sense of "letter from an apostle forming part of canonical scripture" is c.1200.
  • noun letter
Example sentences :
  • There is a reference to “pen and ink” in the 3d Epistle of John xiii.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
  • As Catherine finished this epistle, she lifted her eyes and beheld Philip.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "Your brother means well," said Philip, when he had concluded the epistle.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • When he had finished this epistle, Rigaud folded it and tossed it with a flourish at Clennam's feet.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • I must beg your pardon for the epistle you sent me appearing in the Magazine.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • I would not take my folio paper for this epistle, and now I repent it.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • When Roland had finished reading this epistle he looked at Denasia.
  • Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • Do you therefore, on the receipt of this epistle, come hither to me.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Flavius Josephus » by Flavius Josephus
  • The inclosure was another sheet of note paper like the first epistle.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Captain Shad's epistle was more worldly but not more coherent.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
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