postil
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See also: постіль
English
Etymology 1
From French postille (“marginal note”), from Late Latin postilla, probably from post illa (verba) (“after those (words)”).
Pronunciation
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.
Related terms
Translations
marginal note
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short homily
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collection of homilies
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Etymology 2
From Late Latin postillo.
Verb
postil (third-person singular simple present postils, present participle postiling or postilling, simple past and past participle postiled or postilled)
- (transitive) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
- 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, , London: W Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
- postilled in the margin
- (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.