Definitions
1.NounA literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
2.NounA letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
3.NounChiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
4.NounOne of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
An extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
5.NounOne of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
6.NounAn extract from a New Testament epistle (noun sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
7.VerbTo write (something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
To write a letter to (someone).
To write (something) as an introduction or preface to a literary work; also, to provide (a literary work) with an introduction or preface.
8.VerbTo write (something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
9.VerbTo write a letter to (someone).
10.VerbTo write (something) as an introduction or preface to a literary work; also, to provide (a literary work) with an introduction or preface.
11.VerbTo write a letter.
To communicate with someone through a letter.
12.VerbTo write a letter.
13.VerbTo communicate with someone through a letter.