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Meaning of postil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɒstɪl

Definitions

  1. A Bible commentary written in its margins.
    archaic
  2. A marginal note.
  3. A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
  4. A collection of homilies.

Equivalents

Deutsch Marginalie Postille Randbemerkung Randnotiz
Español sermonario
Suomi hartauskirja postilla reunahuomautus saarnakokoelma
Português postil
Русский пости́лла
Svenska postilla

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

postilion postilion sentence postilla postillation postillator postiller

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