epistle
Literary written correspondence
An epistle is a letter, especially a formal or literary one.
The word sounds elevated and is often used with ironic flourish: She sent him a lengthy epistle detailing his faults.
In religious contexts, the Epistles are letters from early Christian leaders preserved in the New Testament, particularly those attributed to Paul.
Written symbol or message
- missiveFormal letter sent
- dispatchSend with speed
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
- postageFee for mailing
envelope · seal · wax · stationery · penpal · addressee · sender · salutation
Of the apostle
- apostleMessenger for a cause
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- GospelChristian salvation teaching
- canonAccepted authoritative works
Corinthians · Romans · Galatians · Ephesians · Philippians · Colossians · Thessalonians · Titus
Formal papal circular letter
- papalof the pontiff
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
sermon · liturgical · decree · pronouncement · bishop · clergy · congregation · faithful
Treated hide for manuscripts
- scrollWound document of parchment
- quillFeather used for writing
- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
calligraphy · script · cursive · manuscript · codex · scriptorium · scribe · illumination
letter
Written symbol or message
- missiveFormal letter sent
- dispatchSend with speed
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
postage · envelope · seal · wax · stationery · penpal · addressee · sender · salutation · closing
Pauline
Of the apostle
canon · Corinthians · Romans · Galatians · Ephesians · Philippians · Colossians · Thessalonians · Titus · Philemon
encyclical
Formal papal circular letter
- papalof the pontiff
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
pastoral · sermon · liturgical · decree · pronouncement · bishop · clergy · congregation · faithful · admonition
parchment
Treated hide for manuscripts
vellum · calligraphy · script · cursive · manuscript · codex · scriptorium · scribe · illumination · papyrus
verse
Metered poetic passage
Pope · addressee · heroic · didactic · satire · ode · rhetoric · couplet · meter · composition
- medieval documentscharter, royal charter, town charter, indenture, patent
- Orthodox Liturgytypikon, lectionary, psalter, gospel book, hours
- QuakersFriends, Quakerism, Quaker meetings, William Penn, inner light
- literaturebooks, book, fiction, poetry, stories
- literary formsnovel, novels, novella, poetry, poetry collections
- mailletter, letters, mail, email, envelope
epistlenote
Short written record
text message · tweet · quick note · scribble · jotting
epistlejunk mail
Unsolicited commercial correspondence
spam · grocery list · shopping list · doodle · ephemera
epistleconversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
phone call · speech · chat · spoken word · utterance