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New page: 'An '''epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> means 'a letter', in the sense of a written communication or message. It derives from Greek. The word is rarely used in current English except in re...

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'An '''epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> means 'a letter', in the sense of a written communication or message. It derives from [[Greek]]. The word is rarely used in current English except in reference to the letters in the [[New Testament]] written by the [[Apostle]]s to the scattered congregations of Christians. <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''The Epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> is a reading from one of these during, and as part of, a church service.

You may also see the word used for certain verse compositions by, or in imitation of, [[classical]] [[Latin]] or [[Greek]] authors. Otherwise, its use nowadays is nearly always jocular.

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	You may also see the word used for certain verse compositions by, or in imitation of, [[classical]] [[Latin]] or [[Greek]] authors. Otherwise, its use nowadays is nearly always jocular.		You may also see the word used for certain verse compositions by, or in imitation of, [[classical]] [[Latin]] or [[Greek]] authors. Otherwise, its use nowadays is nearly always jocular.

−	The [[adjective]] from ‘epistle’ is ‘'''epistolary'''’, pronounced with the stress on the second [[syllable]], {{IPA\| ɪ 'pɪ stə lə rɪ}}, or ( ~~asecondary~~ but still accepted pronunciation, with the stress shifted to the third syllable) 'ap-ist-OLL-er-y', /ˌɛp ɪst ˈɒl ər ɪ/. For example, a novel written in the form of a series of letters may be described as an '''epistolary''' novel.	+	The [[adjective]] from ‘epistle’ is ‘'''epistolary'''’, pronounced with the stress on the second [[syllable]], {{IPA\| ɪ 'pɪ stə lə rɪ}}, or (a secondary but still accepted pronunciation) with the stress shifted to the third syllable 'ep-ist-OLL-er-y', /ˌɛp ɪst ˈɒl ər ɪ/. For example, a novel written in the form of a series of letters may be described as an '''epistolary''' novel.

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	You may also see the word used for certain verse compositions by, or in imitation of, [[classical]] [[Latin]] or [[Greek]] authors. Otherwise, its use nowadays is nearly always jocular.		You may also see the word used for certain verse compositions by, or in imitation of, [[classical]] [[Latin]] or [[Greek]] authors. Otherwise, its use nowadays is nearly always jocular.

−	The [[adjective]] from ‘epistle’ is ‘'''epistolary'''’, pronounced with the stress on the second [[syllable]], {{IPA\| ɪ 'pɪ stə lə rɪ}}. For example, a novel written in the form of a series of letters may be described as an '''epistolary''' novel.	+	The [[adjective]] from ‘epistle’ is ‘'''epistolary'''’, pronounced with the stress on the second [[syllable]], {{IPA\| ɪ 'pɪ stə lə rɪ}}, or ( asecondary but still accepted pronunciation, with the stress shifted to the third syllable) 'ap-ist-OLL-er-y', /ˌɛp ɪst ˈɒl ər ɪ/. For example, a novel written in the form of a series of letters may be described as an '''epistolary''' novel.

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−	'An '''epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> - pronounced with the 't' silent, {{IPA\|ɪ 'pɪ səl}} - means 'a letter', in the sense of a written communication or message. It derives from the [[Greek]] word ἐπιστολή (epistole, ‘message’, ‘letter’). The word 'epistle' is rarely used in current English except in reference to the letters in the [[New Testament]] written by the [[Apostle]]s to the scattered congregations of Christians. <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''The Epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> is a reading from one of these during, and as part of, a church service.	+	'An '''epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> - pronounced with the 't' silent, {{IPA\|ɪ 'pɪ səl}} - means 'a letter', in the sense of a written communication or message. It derives from the [[Greek]] word ἐπιστολή (''epistole'', ‘message’, ‘letter’). The word 'epistle' is rarely used in current English except in reference to the letters in the [[New Testament]] written by the [[Apostle]]s to the scattered congregations of Christians. <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''The Epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> is a reading from one of these during, and as part of, a church service.

	::AWE has a list of all the Epistles in the [[Bible]], included in the list of all the [[Books of the Bible]].		::AWE has a list of all the Epistles in the [[Bible]], included in the list of all the [[Books of the Bible]].

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-'An '''epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> means 'a letter', in the sense of a written communication or message. It derives from [[Greek]]. The word is rarely used in current English except in reference to the letters in the [[New Testament]] written by the [[Apostle]]s to the scattered congregations of Christians. <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''The Epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> is a reading from one of these during, and as part of, a church service.
+'An '''epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> - pronounced with the 't' silent, {{IPA|ɪ 'pɪ səl}} - means 'a letter', in the sense of a written communication or message. It derives from the [[Greek]] word ἐπιστολή (epistole, ‘message’, ‘letter’). The word 'epistle' is rarely used in current English except in reference to the letters in the [[New Testament]] written by the [[Apostle]]s to the scattered congregations of Christians. <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''The Epistle'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> is a reading from one of these during, and as part of, a church service.
 You may also see the word used for certain verse compositions by, or in imitation of, [[classical]] [[Latin]] or [[Greek]] authors. Otherwise, its use nowadays is nearly always jocular.
-::AWE has a list of all the Epistles in the [[Bible]], included in the list of all the [[Books of the Bible]].
+The [[adjective]] from ‘epistle’ is ‘'''epistolary'''’, pronounced with the stress on the second [[syllable]], {{IPA| ɪ 'pɪ stə lə rɪ}}. For example, a novel written in the form of a series of letters may be described as an '''epistolary''' novel.
 [[category:clarification of meanings]]
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 [[category:European culture]]
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