noun
Meaning 1
A Bible commentary written in its margins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
postil
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Pronunciation
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pŏs'təl
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/ˈpɒstɪl/
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/ˈpɒstəl/
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rhymes with -ɒstəl
noun
Meaning 2
A marginal note.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A collection of homilies.
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verb
Meaning 5
To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
Etymology
From French postille (“marginal note”), from Late Latin postilla, probably from post illa (verba) (“after those (words)”).
From Late Latin postillo.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: reunahuomautus — marginal note
- German: Randbemerkung — marginal note
- German: Randnotiz — marginal note
- German: Marginalie — marginal note
- Russian: пости́лла (postílla) — marginal note
- Russian: пости́лла (postílla) — short homily
- Finnish: postilla — collection of homilies
- Finnish: saarnakokoelma — collection of homilies
- Finnish: hartauskirja — collection of homilies
- German: Postille — collection of homilies
- Portuguese: postil — collection of homilies
- Spanish: sermonario — collection of homilies
- Swedish: postilla — collection of homilies