Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun (= Sp. postilacion, ⟨ ML. postillatio(n-), postillation, ⟨ postillare, pp. postillatus, postillate: see postillate.] The act of writing or delivering a postil, or of explaining or illustrating by a postil.

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  • noun The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching.

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  • noun The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching.

Etymologies

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Latin postillatio.

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