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epistle

noun
🔊/ɪˈpɪsl/
🔊/ɪˈpɪsl/
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  1. Epistle
     any of the letters in the New Testament of the Bible, written by the first people who followed Christ使徒书信，宗徒书信（《圣经 · 新约》书卷）
    • the Epistles of St Paul圣保罗书信
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  2. (formal or humorous) a long, serious letter on an important subject（文体郑重、内容重要、篇幅较长的）书信
    3. Word OriginOld English, via Latin from Greek epistolē, from epistellein ‘send news’, from epi ‘upon, in addition’ + stellein ‘send’. The word was reintroduced in Middle English from Old French.