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Definition of Postils
1. postil [v] - See also: postil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Postils
Literary usage of Postils
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Alliance of Divine Offices by Hamon L'Estrange (1846)
"No creed in the ancient service of the eastern Church till anno 511, nor till
after that in the service of the western. (L) postils, why so called. ..."
2. The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England by Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu (1830)
"Sir Francis Bacon, the King's Attorney, returned with postils, of the King's own
hand. It may please your most excellent Majesty. Your majesty hath put upon ..."
3. The Alliance of Divine Offices by Hamon L'Estrange (1846)
"(L) postils, why so called. Bidding of prayers before the sermon. The original
ground of them. An ancient form thereof. Preachers varied therein. ..."
4. History of the Life, Writings, & Doctrines of Luther by M. Audin, Jean Marie Vincent Audin (1854)
"His Haus postils.—Luther as an author.—As a musician.— Has he, as has been alleged,
effected any improvement in religious music ?— As a translator. ..."
5. A Book about the Clergy by John Cordy Jeaffreson (1870)
"postils, HOMILIES, AND SERMONS. pulpit oratory of the English clergy comprised
in former -L times three distinct kinds of addresses,—the postil, the homily, ..."
6. The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a Life of the by Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu (1859)
"... THE KINO'S ATTORNEY, RETURNED WITH postils, OF THE KIND'S OWN HAND. IT MAT
PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, Your majesty hath put upon me a work of ..."
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