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- noun Plural form of
postil .
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Examples
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Richard Taverner, and consists of a series of "postils" on the epistles and gospels throughout the year.
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If he have waded farther in his profession, and would shew reading of his own, his authors are postils, and his school-divinity a catechism.
Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters John Earle
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The commentaries of Rashi, which do not bear special titles, are not an uninterrupted exposition of the entire work under consideration, and could not be read from cover to cover without recourse to the text explained; they are rather detached glosses, postils, to borrow an expression from ecclesiastical literature, upon terms or phrases presenting some difficulties.
Rashi Liber, Maurice 1906
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Master Alexander, bishop of Vendome, rehearseth in his postils upon this word: Mercy and truth have met together, that a scholar dwelling at Bologna which was all given to wicked vanities of the world saw a vision.
The Golden Legend, vol. 4 1230-1298 1900
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Doctrinae Brandenburgicum of 1572, containing the Augsburg Confession according to the Mainz Manuscript, Luther's Small Catechism, Explanation of the Augsburg Confession drawn from the postils and doctrinal writings
Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894
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Gospel in its truth and purity according to the Augsburg Confession and the contents of the postils of Anton Corvinus.
Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894
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Monastic Vows — besides his commentaries and postils, and his accusation against himself of idleness will appear sufficiently strange.
Luther and Other Leaders of the Reformation 1823-1886 1883
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Careful notes and references and postils also show a patient and appreciative perusal.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881
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He who desires further information on the subject may read the postils on the epistle lesson for the Sunday after Christmas and that for New Year's Day.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Martin Luther 1514
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As they -- or anything pertaining to the life of the Christian -- present themselves, reference may be had to those former postils.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Martin Luther 1514
bilby commented on the word postils
Didn't Jesus have 12 of these?
April 24, 2024