noun A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
noun A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly. Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
noun Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
noun One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community. An extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
noun One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
noun An extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
verb To write (something) in, or in the form of, a letter. To write a letter to (someone). To write (something) as an introduction or preface to a literary work; also, to provide (a literary work) with an introduction or preface.
verb To write (something) in, or in the form of, a letter.