Epistle

e-pis'l, n. a writing sent to one, a letter. [O Kr epistle— epistola— Gr. epistole— epi and siel/d, to send Epistolary, c-pis'to-lar adj. peitaining to or consisting ol epistle* or letters suitable to an cpi.silc contained m lettets Epistolic, ep-is-tol'ik, Epistolical, ep-is-tol'ik-al, adj pertaining lo epistles or letters designating the method of representing ideas by letters and words Epitaph, ep'i-taf. n an inscription upon a tomb — adj Epitaph lan. Epitaph'lc. [Gr epitap/upu—cpi, upon, and tafilws, a tomb.]