Explore Epistle through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like letter or missive. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Epistle meaning
- A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
- A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
Using Epistle
- The main meaning on this page is: A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse. | A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly. | A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
- Useful related words include: letter, missive, book.
- In the example corpus, epistle often appears in combinations such as: the epistle, epistle to, epistle of.
Context around Epistle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Epistle
- In this selection, "epistle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, either, boring, itself and dating stand out and add context to how "epistle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include from the epistle to the and in the epistle to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "epistle" sits close to words such as adesina, adityanath and adoration, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with epistle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Epistle to the Philippians is the source of the second reading. (12 words)
The second reading this weekend is from the Epistle to the Ephesians. (12 words)
The former president spoke on the topic : “Eyin ni Iwe Wa: You are our epistle”. (15 words)
According to the New Testament, Paul visited the city on two other occasions, in 56 and 57. The Epistle to the Philippians dates from around 61-62 and is believed to show the immediate effects of Paul's instruction. (39 words)
The similarity between this epistle and the epistle to the Romans has led to the conclusion that they were both written at roughly the same time, during Paul's stay in Macedonia in roughly 56–57. (36 words)
According to Biblia Sacra iuxta vulgatum versionem, there are Latin Vulgate manuscripts containing this epistle dating between the 6th and 12th century, including Latin manuscripts F ( Codex Fuldensis ), M, Q, B, D ( Ardmachanus ), C, and Lambda. (36 words)
According to Orthodox teaching unction is based on the Epistle of James : Is anyone among you sick? (17 words)
One commentator, Femi Fani-Kayode, to be specific, dismissed her letter as a “boring epistle of dishonest garbage” – except that Adichie is incapable of writing garbage! (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Epistle to the Hebrews Most scholars consider the Epistle to the Hebrews to have been written for Christians who were tempted to return to Judaism.
Ignatius of Antioch himself seemed to be very well versed in the epistle to the Ephesians, and mirrors many of his own thoughts in his own epistle to the Ephesians.
It is possible that the Church from which Clement sent his epistle had included a festal homily to share in one economical post, thus the homily became known as the Second Epistle of Clement.
Pauline authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews is not asserted in the Epistle itself and was already doubted in the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
The similarity between this epistle and the epistle to the Romans has led to the conclusion that they were both written at roughly the same time, during Paul's stay in Macedonia in roughly 56–57.
A Hindu prime minister read from the Epistle to the Colossians, which proclaims Christ to be the supreme power.
But so far nothing besides surly silence out of the white house greeted either epistle, which could end this appalling assault on a journalist and a free press in an instant – if Biden so chose.
One commentator, Femi Fani-Kayode, to be specific, dismissed her letter as a “boring epistle of dishonest garbage” – except that Adichie is incapable of writing garbage!
The former president spoke on the topic : “Eyin ni Iwe Wa: You are our epistle”.
The Apostle John wrote in his first epistle, “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
The Epistle to the Philippians is the source of the second reading.
In the salutation to the epistle of Jude, we find out the Christian’s identity is who they are in Christ.
The second reading this weekend is from the Epistle to the Ephesians.
According to Biblia Sacra iuxta vulgatum versionem, there are Latin Vulgate manuscripts containing this epistle dating between the 6th and 12th century, including Latin manuscripts F ( Codex Fuldensis ), M, Q, B, D ( Ardmachanus ), C, and Lambda.
According to Orthodox teaching unction is based on the Epistle of James : Is anyone among you sick?
According to the Epistle to Diognetus : For the Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe..
According to the New Testament, Paul visited the city on two other occasions, in 56 and 57. The Epistle to the Philippians dates from around 61-62 and is believed to show the immediate effects of Paul's instruction.
AD 256) explicitly stated that the amount of water was inconsequential and defended immersion, affusion, and aspersion practices (Epistle 75.12).
A large congregation existed in Rome c. 58, when Paul wrote his Epistle to the Romans.
Almost all key terms from Kierkegaard which had an important role in The Epistle to the Romans can be found in Practice in Christianity.
Common combinations with epistle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the epistle 70×
- epistle to 39×
- epistle of 25×
- this epistle 7×
- epistle and 7×
- first epistle 7×
- epistle is 6×
- his epistle 5×
- second epistle 4×
- paul's epistle 4×