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Webster 1913 Edition
Postil
Pos′til
,Noun.
[F.
postille
, apostille
, LL. postilla
, probably from L. post illa
(sc. verba
) after those (words). Cf. Apostil
.] 1.
Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment.
Langton also made
postils
upon the whole Bible. Foxe.
2.
(R. C. Ch. & Luth. Ch.)
A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture;
as, the first
. postils
were composed by order of CharlemagnePos′til
,Verb.
T.
[Cf. LL.
postillare
.] To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
Bacon.
Pos′til
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Postiled
([GREEK]) or Postilled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Postiling
or Postilling
.] To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.
Postiling
and allegorizing on Scripture. J. H. Newman.
Webster 1828 Edition
Postil
POS'TIL
,Noun.
POS'TIL
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
postil
postil
English
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
|
short homily
collection of homilies
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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- (intransitive) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.
References
- postil in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913