Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - epistle
Epistle
epistle
n. 1 formal or joc. a letter, esp. a long one on a serious subject. 2 (Epistle) a any of the letters of the apostles in the New Testament. b an extract from an Epistle read in a church service. 3 a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L epistola f. Gk epistole f. epistello send news (as EPI-, stello send) EPISTOLARY adj. 1 in the style or form of a letter or letters. 2 of, carried by, or suited to letters. Etymology: F {eacute}pistolaire or L epistolaris (as EPISTLE)
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noun Etymology: Middle English, letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from Latin epistula, epistola letter, from Greek epistolē message, letter, from epistellein to send to, from epi+ stellein to send Date: 13th century 1. capitalized one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament, a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles, 2. letter, a composition in the form of a letter, ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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