epistle
noun [C] /ɪˈpɪs.l̩/Definition
› formal a letter: humorous Many thanks for your lengthy epistle which arrived in this morning's post.Letters, notes and cardsPaper and stationery › one of the letters written to the early Christians by the apostles (= the first men who believed in Jesus Christ)The Bible - people, events and places epistolary /-təl.ər.i/
/--təl.er.i/ adjective formal
/--təl.er.i/ adjective formal (Definition of epistle noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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