postillate (third-person singular simple present postillates, present participle postillating, simple past and past participle postillated)
To write postils; to comment.
• C. Knight
To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order.
Source: Wiktionary
Pos"til*late, v. t. Etym: [LL. postillatus, p. p. of postillare.]
Definition: To explain by marginal notes; to postil. Tracts . . . postillated by his own hand. C. Knight.
Pos"til*late, v. i.
1. To write postils; to comment.
2. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
