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POSTIL
Etymology 1
Noun
postil (plural postils)
(archaic) A Bible commentary written in its margins.
A marginal note.
A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
A collection of homilies.
Etymology 2
Verb
postil (third-person singular simple present postils, present participle postilling or postiling, simple past and past participle postilled or postiled)
(transitive) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
(intransitive) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.
Anagrams
• pilots, pistol, potlis, sploit, spoilt
Source: Wiktionary
Pos"til, n. Etym: [F. postille, apostille, LL. postilla, probably from L. post illa (sc. verba) after those (words). Cf. Apostil.]
1. Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment. Langton also made postils upon the whole Bible. Foxe.
2. (R. C. Ch. & Luth. Ch.)
Definition: A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne.
Pos"til, v. t. Etym: [Cf. LL. postillare.]
Definition: To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss. Bacon.
Pos"til, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Postiled (Postilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Postiling or Postilling.]
Definition: To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate. Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. J. H. Newman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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