Definition of Epistle
E`pis´tle
n.
1.
A
writing
directed
or
sent
to
a
person
or
persons
;
a
written
communication
;
a
letter
; -
applied
usually
to
formal
,
didactic
,
or
elegant
letters
.
A
madman
'
s
epistles
are
no
gospels
.
- Shak.
2.
(Eccl.)
One
of
the
letters
in
the
New
Testament
which
were
addressed
to
their
Christian
brethren
by
Apostles
.
Epistle side
the
right
side
of
an
altar
or
church
to
a
person
looking
from
the
nave
toward
the
chancel
.
One
sees
the
pulpit
on
the
epistle side
.
- R. Browning.
v. t.
1.
To
write
;
to
communicate
in
a
letter
or
by
writing
.
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