epistle
- n a specially long, formal letter
- n a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
epistle of james
- n a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
epistle of jeremiah
- n an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
epistle of paul the apostle to philemon
- n a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping