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e·pis·tle (ĭ-pĭśəl)

[Middle English epistel, from Old French epistle, from Latin epistola, from Greek epistolē, from epistellein, to send a message to, epi-, epi-, + stellein, to send.]

noun 

  1. A letter, especially a formal one. See synonyms at letter
  2. A literary composition in the form of a letter.
  3. Bible
    1. One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament.
    2. An excerpt from one of these letters, read as part of a religious service.