epistolicadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛpᵻˈstɒlɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɛpəˈstɑlɪk/

Forms: 1600s–1700s epistolick, 1700s– epistolic.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin epistolicus; Greek ἐπιστολικός.

Etymology: < (i) classical Latin epistolicus in the form or style of letters (2nd cent. a.d. in Aulus Gellius) or its etymon (ii) ancient Greek ἐπιστολικός suited to a letter, in the style of letters < ἐπιστολή epistle n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare earlier epistolical adj., and also earlier epistolar adj., epistolary adj.

Of, relating to, or used in letter-writing; epistolary. Also: spec. = epistolographic adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter > [adjective]

paper1592

epistolical1615

epistolary1627

epistolar1649

literal1650

literary1656

epistolic1670

epistolatory1675

society > communication > writing > system of writing > [adjective] > of specific languages > Egyptian

epistolographic1669

hieratic1669

epistolic1670

demotic1822

enchorial1822

1670 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. II ii. v. 129 He [sc. Pythagoras] was instituted, and informed in the Language, and Wisdom of the Egyptians, and in their threefold kind of Writing, Epistolick, Hieroglyphick, and Symbolick.

1697 W. Jameson Nazianzeni Querela ii. x. 221 Their want of skill to distinguish between the Prophetick Mystick, and Epistolick plain Phrase and Stile.

1711 R. Greene Demonstr. Truth Christian Relig. ii. 26 The Scriptures were originally divided into the Evangelick and Epistolick or Apostolick Canon; the first contain'd the Gospels, and the last the Epistles.

1741 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses II. 97 Three sorts of letters, the Epistolic, the Hieroglyphic, and the Symbolic.

1777 S. Johnson Let. 27 Oct. (1992) III. 89 To make a letter..without news, and without a secret is, doubtless, the great epistolick art.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 108/1 Having no room for a Noctes this month, our readers must be contented with a laugh at Mr Huskisson in his epistolic character.

1927 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent News 18 Apr. 8/4 To make a letter without affection, without wisdom, without gayety, without news, and without a secret, is doubtless, the great epistolic art.

1963 Jrnl. Relig. 43 229/1 The New Testament contains two major divisions, the epistolic literature, the Acts and the Book of Revelation on the one hand, and the Gospels on the other hand.

2007 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 22 Nov. 80 Told in epistolic form to great effect, James relates the story of a terrifying Punch and Judy show.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epistolic
释义	epistolicadj. Brit. /ˌɛpᵻˈstɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛpəˈstɑlɪk/ Forms: 1600s–1700s epistolick, 1700s– epistolic. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin epistolicus; Greek ἐπιστολικός. Etymology: < (i) classical Latin epistolicus in the form or style of letters (2nd cent. a.d. in Aulus Gellius) or its etymon (ii) ancient Greek ἐπιστολικός suited to a letter, in the style of letters < ἐπιστολή epistle n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare earlier epistolical adj., and also earlier epistolar adj., epistolary adj. Of, relating to, or used in letter-writing; epistolary. Also: spec. = epistolographic adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [adjective] paper1592 epistolical1615 epistolary1627 epistolar1649 literal1650 literary1656 epistolic1670 epistolatory1675 society > communication > writing > system of writing > [adjective] > of specific languages > Egyptian epistolographic1669 hieratic1669 epistolic1670 demotic1822 enchorial1822 1670 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. II ii. v. 129 He [sc. Pythagoras] was instituted, and informed in the Language, and Wisdom of the Egyptians, and in their threefold kind of Writing, Epistolick, Hieroglyphick, and Symbolick. 1697 W. Jameson Nazianzeni Querela ii. x. 221 Their want of skill to distinguish between the Prophetick Mystick, and Epistolick plain Phrase and Stile. 1711 R. Greene Demonstr. Truth Christian Relig. ii. 26 The Scriptures were originally divided into the Evangelick and Epistolick or Apostolick Canon; the first contain'd the Gospels, and the last the Epistles. 1741 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses II. 97 Three sorts of letters, the Epistolic, the Hieroglyphic, and the Symbolic. 1777 S. Johnson Let. 27 Oct. (1992) III. 89 To make a letter..without news, and without a secret is, doubtless, the great epistolick art. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 108/1 Having no room for a Noctes this month, our readers must be contented with a laugh at Mr Huskisson in his epistolic character. 1927 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent News 18 Apr. 8/4 To make a letter without affection, without wisdom, without gayety, without news, and without a secret, is doubtless, the great epistolic art. 1963 Jrnl. Relig. 43 229/1 The New Testament contains two major divisions, the epistolic literature, the Acts and the Book of Revelation on the one hand, and the Gospels on the other hand. 2007 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 22 Nov. 80 Told in epistolic form to great effect, James relates the story of a terrifying Punch and Judy show. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1670
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