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epistle
(mass) | epistle
- epištola, list |
epistle
(encz) | epistle,dlouhý dopis Zdeněk Brož |
epistle
(encz) | epistle,epištola n: Zdeněk Brož |
Epistle
(gcide) | Epistle \E*pis"tle\, v. t.
To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing. [Obs.]
--Milton.
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Epistle
(gcide) | Epistle \E*pis"tle\, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol,
pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. ? anything sent by a messenger,
message, letter, fr. ? to send to, tell by letter or message;
'epi` upon, to + ? to dispatch, send; cf. OF. epistle,
epistre, F. ['e]p[^i]tre. See Stall.]
1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a
written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to
formal, didactic, or elegant letters.
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A madman's epistles are no gospels. --Shak.
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2. (Eccl.) One of the letters in the New Testament which were
addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles.
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Epistle side, the right side of an altar or church to a
person looking from the nave toward the chancel.
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One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. --R.
Browning.
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epistle
(wn) | epistle
n 1: a specially long, formal letter
2: a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter
from an Apostle |
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epistles
(encz) | epistles,epištoly n: pl. Zdeněk Brožepistles,listy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Canonical epistles
(gcide) | canonic \ca*non"ic\ (k[.a]*n[o^]n"[i^]k), canonical
\ca*non"ic*al\ (k[.a]*n[o^]n"[i^]*kal), a. [L. canonicus, LL.
canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique. See canon.]
Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to,
a canon or canons. "The oath of canonical obedience."
--Hallam.
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2. Appearing in a Biblical canon; as, a canonical book of the
Christian New Testament.
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3. Accepted as authoritative; recognized.
[PJC]
4. (Math.) In its standard form, usually also the simplest
form; -- of an equation or coordinate.
[PJC]
5. (Linguistics) Reduced to the simplest and most significant
form possible without loss of generality; as, a canonical
syllable pattern. Opposite of nonstandard.
Syn: standard. [WordNet 1.5]
6. Pertaining to or resembling a musical canon.
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Canonical books, or Canonical Scriptures, those books
which are declared by the canons of the church to be of
divine inspiration; -- called collectively the canon.
The Roman Catholic Church holds as canonical several books
which Protestants reject as apocryphal.
Canonical epistles, an appellation given to the epistles
called also general or catholic. See Catholic epistles,
under Canholic.
Canonical form (Math.), the simples or most symmetrical
form to which all functions of the same class can be
reduced without lose of generality.
Canonical hours, certain stated times of the day, fixed by
ecclesiastical laws, and appropriated to the offices of
prayer and devotion; also, certain portions of the
Breviary, to be used at stated hours of the day. In
England, this name is also given to the hours from 8 a. m.
to 3 p. m. (formerly 8 a. m. to 12 m.) before and after
which marriage can not be legally performed in any parish
church.
Canonical letters, letters of several kinds, formerly given
by a bishop to traveling clergymen or laymen, to show that
they were entitled to receive the communion, and to
distinguish them from heretics.
Canonical life, the method or rule of living prescribed by
the ancient clergy who lived in community; a course of
living prescribed for the clergy, less rigid than the
monastic, and more restrained that the secular.
Canonical obedience, submission to the canons of a church,
especially the submission of the inferior clergy to their
bishops, and of other religious orders to their superiors.
Canonical punishments, such as the church may inflict, as
excommunication, degradation, penance, etc.
Canonical sins (Anc. Church.), those for which capital
punishment or public penance decreed by the canon was
inflicted, as idolatry, murder, adultery, heresy.
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Catholic epistles
(gcide) | Catholic \Cath"o*lic\ (k[a^]th"[-o]*[i^]k), a. [L. catholicus,
Gr. kaqoliko`s, universal, general; kata` down, wholly +
"o`los whole, probably akin to E. solid: cf. F. catholique.]
1. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.
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Men of other countries [came] to bear their part in
so great and catholic a war. --Southey.
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Note: This epithet, which is applicable to the whole
Christian church, or its faith, is claimed by Roman
Catholics to belong especially to their church, and in
popular usage is so limited.
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2. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as,
catholic tastes.
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3. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as,
the Catholic emancipation act.
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Catholic epistles, the epistles of the apostles which are
addressed to all the faithful, and not to a particular
church; being those of James, Peter, Jude, and John.
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Epistle
(gcide) | Epistle \E*pis"tle\, v. t.
To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing. [Obs.]
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]Epistle \E*pis"tle\, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol,
pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. ? anything sent by a messenger,
message, letter, fr. ? to send to, tell by letter or message;
'epi` upon, to + ? to dispatch, send; cf. OF. epistle,
epistre, F. ['e]p[^i]tre. See Stall.]
1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a
written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to
formal, didactic, or elegant letters.
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A madman's epistles are no gospels. --Shak.
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2. (Eccl.) One of the letters in the New Testament which were
addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles.
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Epistle side, the right side of an altar or church to a
person looking from the nave toward the chancel.
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One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. --R.
Browning.
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Epistle side
(gcide) | Epistle \E*pis"tle\, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol,
pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. ? anything sent by a messenger,
message, letter, fr. ? to send to, tell by letter or message;
'epi` upon, to + ? to dispatch, send; cf. OF. epistle,
epistre, F. ['e]p[^i]tre. See Stall.]
1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a
written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to
formal, didactic, or elegant letters.
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A madman's epistles are no gospels. --Shak.
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2. (Eccl.) One of the letters in the New Testament which were
addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles.
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Epistle side, the right side of an altar or church to a
person looking from the nave toward the chancel.
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One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. --R.
Browning.
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Epistler
(gcide) | Epistler \E*pis"tler\, n.
1. A writer of epistles, or of an epistle of the New
Testament. --M. Arnold.
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2. (Eccl.) The ecclesiastic who reads the epistle at the
communion service.
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General epistle
(gcide) | General \Gen"er*al\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See
Genus.]
1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class
or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable
economy.
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2. Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or
particular; including all particulars; as, a general
inference or conclusion.
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3. Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not
specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a
loose and general expression.
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4. Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread;
prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general
opinion; a general custom.
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This general applause and cheerful shout
Argue your wisdom and your love to Richard. --Shak.
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5. Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam,
our general sire. --Milton.
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6. As a whole; in gross; for the most part.
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His general behavior vain, ridiculous. --Shak.
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7. Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or
method.
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Note: The word general, annexed to a name of office, usually
denotes chief or superior; as, attorney-general;
adjutant general; commissary general; quartermaster
general; vicar-general, etc.
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General agent (Law), an agent whom a principal employs to
transact all his business of a particular kind, or to act
in his affairs generally.
General assembly. See the Note under Assembly.
General average, General Court. See under Average,
Court.
General court-martial (Mil.), the highest military and
naval judicial tribunal.
General dealer (Com.), a shopkeeper who deals in all
articles in common use.
General demurrer (Law), a demurrer which objects to a
pleading in general terms, as insufficient, without
specifying the defects. --Abbott.
General epistle, a canonical epistle.
General guides (Mil.), two sergeants (called the right, and
the left, general guide) posted opposite the right and
left flanks of an infantry battalion, to preserve accuracy
in marching. --Farrow.
General hospitals (Mil.), hospitals established to receive
sick and wounded sent from the field hospitals. --Farrow.
General issue (Law), an issue made by a general plea, which
traverses the whole declaration or indictment at once,
without offering any special matter to evade it.
--Bouvier. --Burrill.
General lien (Law), a right to detain a chattel, etc.,
until payment is made of any balance due on a general
account.
General officer (Mil.), any officer having a rank above
that of colonel.
General orders (Mil.), orders from headquarters published
to the whole command.
General practitioner, in the United States, one who
practices medicine in all its branches without confining
himself to any specialty; in England, one who practices
both as physician and as surgeon.
General ship, a ship not chartered or let to particular
parties.
General term (Logic), a term which is the sign of a general
conception or notion.
General verdict (Law), the ordinary comprehensive verdict
in civil actions, "for the plaintiff" or "for the
defendant". --Burrill.
General warrant (Law), a warrant, now illegal, to apprehend
suspected persons, without naming individuals.
Syn: Syn. General, Common, Universal.
Usage: Common denotes primarily that in which many share; and
hence, that which is often met with. General is
stronger, denoting that which pertains to a majority
of the individuals which compose a genus, or whole.
Universal, that which pertains to all without
exception. To be able to read and write is so common
an attainment in the United States, that we may
pronounce it general, though by no means universal.
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epistle of james
(wn) | Epistle of James
n 1: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
[syn: Epistle of James, James] |
epistle of jeremiah
(wn) | Epistle of Jeremiah
n 1: an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to
Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them
against idolatry [syn: Letter of Jeremiah, {Epistle of
Jeremiah}] |
epistle of jude
(wn) | Epistle of Jude
n 1: a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude [syn:
Epistle of Jude, Jude] |
epistle of paul the apostle to philemon
(wn) | Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for
escaping [syn: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon,
Epistle to Philemon, Philemon] |
epistle of paul the apostle to the colossians
(wn) | Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia [syn: {Epistle of Paul
the Apostle to the Colossians}, {Epistle to the
Colossians}, Colossians] |
epistle of paul the apostle to the ephesians
(wn) | Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul
to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the
world and the consummation of this in Christ [syn: {Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians}, {Epistle to the
Ephesians}, Ephesians] |
epistle of paul the apostle to the galatians
(wn) | Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul
to the Galatians [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
Galatians}, Epistle to the Galatians, Galatians] |
epistle of paul the apostle to the philippians
(wn) | Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to the church at Philippi in Macedonia [syn: {Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Philippians}, {Epistle to the
Philippians}, Philippians] |
epistle of paul the apostle to the romans
(wn) | Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
n 1: a New Testament book containing an exposition of the
doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 [syn: {Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Romans}, Epistle to the Romans,
Romans] |
epistle of paul the apostle to titus
(wn) | Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to
Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to Titus}, Epistle to Titus, Titus] |
epistle to philemon
(wn) | Epistle to Philemon
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for
escaping [syn: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon,
Epistle to Philemon, Philemon] |
epistle to the colossians
(wn) | Epistle to the Colossians
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia [syn: {Epistle of Paul
the Apostle to the Colossians}, {Epistle to the
Colossians}, Colossians] |
epistle to the ephesians
(wn) | Epistle to the Ephesians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul
to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the
world and the consummation of this in Christ [syn: {Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians}, {Epistle to the
Ephesians}, Ephesians] |
epistle to the galatians
(wn) | Epistle to the Galatians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul
to the Galatians [syn: {Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
Galatians}, Epistle to the Galatians, Galatians] |
epistle to the hebrews
(wn) | Epistle to the Hebrews
n 1: a New Testament book traditionally included among the
epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to
have been written by him [syn: Epistle to the Hebrews,
Hebrews] |
epistle to the philippians
(wn) | Epistle to the Philippians
n 1: a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul
to the church at Philippi in Macedonia [syn: {Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Philippians}, {Epistle to the
Philippians}, Philippians] |
epistle to the romans
(wn) | Epistle to the Romans
n 1: a New Testament book containing an exposition of the
doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 [syn: {Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Romans}, Epistle to the Romans,
Romans] |
epistle to titus
(wn) | Epistle to Titus
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to
Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to Titus}, Epistle to Titus, Titus] |
first epistle of john
(wn) | First Epistle of John
n 1: the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to
Saint John the Apostle [syn: First Epistle of John, {I
John}] |
first epistle of paul the apostle to the corinthians
(wn) | First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the first epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {First Epistle to the
Corinthians}, I Corinthians] |
first epistle of paul the apostle to the thessalonians
(wn) | First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {First Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, I Thessalonians] |
first epistle of paul the apostle to timothy
(wn) | First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, {First
Epistle to Timothy}, I Timothy] |
first epistle of peter
(wn) | First Epistle of Peter
n 1: the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to
Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: First Epistle of Peter, {I
Peter}] |
first epistle to the corinthians
(wn) | First Epistle to the Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the first epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of
Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {First Epistle to the
Corinthians}, I Corinthians] |
first epistle to the thessalonians
(wn) | First Epistle to the Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {First Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, I Thessalonians] |
first epistle to timothy
(wn) | First Epistle to Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, {First
Epistle to Timothy}, I Timothy] |
second epistle of paul the apostle to the corinthians
(wn) | Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the second epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {Second Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {Second Epistle to
the Corinthians}, II Corinthians] |
second epistle of paul the apostle to the thessalonians
(wn) | Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {Second Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, II Thessalonians] |
second epistle of paul the apostle to timothy
(wn) | Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, {Second
Epistle to Timothy}, II Timothy] |
second epistle of peter
(wn) | Second Epistle of Peter
n 1: the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to
Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: Second Epistle of Peter,
II Peter] |
second epistle to the corinthians
(wn) | Second Epistle to the Corinthians
n 1: a New Testament book containing the second epistle from
Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {Second Epistle
of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {Second Epistle to
the Corinthians}, II Corinthians] |
second epistle to the thessalonians
(wn) | Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to the Thessalonians [syn: {Second Epistle of Paul the
Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {Second Epistle to the
Thessalonians}, II Thessalonians] |
second epistle to timothy
(wn) | Second Epistle to Timothy
n 1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle
to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn:
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, {Second
Epistle to Timothy}, II Timothy] |
EPISTLES
(bouvier) | EPISTLES, civil law. The name given to a species of rescript. Epistles were
the answers given by the prince, when magistrates submitted to him a
question of law. Vicle Rescripts.
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