postil

See also: постіль

English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French postille (“marginal note”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  postilla, probably from post illa (verba) (“after those (words)”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: pŏs'təl, IPA^(key): /ˈpɒstɪl/, /ˈpɒstəl/
• Rhymes: -ɒstəl

Noun

postil (plural postils)

1. (archaic) A Bible commentary written in its margins.
2. A marginal note.
3. A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
4. A collection of homilies.

Related terms

• apostil, apostille

Translations

marginal note

• Finnish: reunahuomautus
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

short homily

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

collection of homilies

• Finnish: postilla (fi), saarnakokoelma, hartauskirja
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: postilla (sv) c

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  postillo

Verb

postil (third-person singular simple present postils, present participle postiling or postilling, simple past and past participle postiled or postilled)

1. (transitive) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.

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2. (intransitive) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.

References

• “postil”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• pilots, pistol, sploit, spoilt