Epistle

//ɪˈpɪsl̩//

Synonyms for "epistle" (30 found)

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Translations

59 translations across 27 languages.

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Arabic

3 entries
  • ألوكة noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • رِسَالَة noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • رِسَالَة noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Armenian

1 entries
  • նամակ noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

2 entries
  • ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Breton

1 entries
  • abostol noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • послание noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Catalan

2 entries
  • Epístola noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)
  • epístola noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Czech

2 entries
  • epištola noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • epištola noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Finnish

4 entries
  • epistola noun (literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters)
  • epistola noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • epistola noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)
  • epistola noun (extract from a New Testament epistle or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service)

French

4 entries
  • épitre noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • épitre noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)
  • épître noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • épître noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

German

2 entries
  • Apostelbrief noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)
  • Epistel noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Greek

2 entries
  • επιστολή noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • επιστολή noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אִגֶּרֶת noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • אִגֶּרֶת noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • episztola noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • levél noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Italian

1 entries
  • epistola noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Latin

2 entries
  • epistola noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • epistola noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • послание noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • послание noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Malay

1 entries
  • warkah noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Polish

3 entries
  • epistoła noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • list noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • list noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • carta noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • epístola noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • epístola noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Romanian

2 entries
  • epistole noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • epistolă noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Russian

2 entries
  • посла́ние noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • посла́ние noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • litir noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • epìstola noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • pòslanica noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)
  • епѝстола noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • по̀сланица noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Spanish

2 entries
  • epístola noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)
  • epístola noun (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Swedish

1 entries
  • epistel noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • parso noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • посла́ння noun (letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly — see also letter)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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

Source: tatoeba (8308519)

Paul's purpose in this epistle is to show Christians that these sublime and divine mysteries are absolutely beyond all human thought, human understanding or wisdom.

Source: tatoeba (11459212)

[Y]our Grace ſhal herein perceiue a nevv faſhion of diſcourſe, by Epistles; nevv to our language, uſual to others: and (as Noueltie is neuer vvithout ſome plea of vſe) more free, more familiar.

Source: wiktionary

For in this Addreſs to your Lordſhip, I deſign not a Treatiſe of Heroick Poetry, but vvrite in a looſe Epiſtolary vvay, ſomevvhat tending to that Subject, after the Example of Horace, in his Firſt Epiſtle of the Second Book to Auguſtus Cæſar, and of that to the Piſo’s, vvhich vve call his Art of Poetry.

Source: wiktionary

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