epistle

1. A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.

   a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle

2. (humorous, literary)A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.

   Epistel

   посла́ниеposlánije

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   a specially long, formal letter

3. A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.

   (historical, humorous, literary, specifically)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.

4. One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.

   Apostelbrief

   посла́ниеposlánije

5. 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.

1. Calvin put the eighth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans as the basis of his theory of predestination.

   ruВ основу своей теории о предопределении Кальвин положил восьмую главу послания к Римлянам. — Ivanovb

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