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postil¹

  • /ˈpɒstɪl/
  • /ˈpɒstəl/

Rhymes with -ɒstəl

Where it comes from

From French postille (“marginal note”), from Late Latin postilla, probably from post illa (verba) (“after those (words)”).

noun postils

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

postil²

Where it comes from

From Late Latin postillo.

verb postils · postiling · postilling · postiled · postilled

  1. transitive To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss. postilled in the margin
  2. intransitive To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.

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noun marginal note

DeutschRandbemerkung, Randnotiz, Marginalie
Русскийпости́лла postílla

noun short homily

Русскийпости́лла postílla

noun collection of homilies

Españolsermonario
Portuguêspostil
DeutschPostille

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"postil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/postil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

postil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/postil

Chicago

"postil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/postil.

BibTeX
@misc{postil_2026,
  title = {postil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/postil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}