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postil

n. (வர.) ஓரக்குறிப்பு, விவிலிய நுலில் ஓரத்தில் எழுதப்படும் விளக்கக்குறிப்பு, விளக்கவுரை, விரிவுரை.


Pos"til, n. Etym: [F. postille, apostille, LL. postilla, probably from L. post illa (sc. verba) after those (words). Cf. Apostil.] 1. Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment. Langton also made postils upon the whole Bible. Foxe. 2. (R. C. Ch. & Luth. Ch.) Defn: A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne. Pos"til, v. t. Etym: [Cf. LL. postillare.] Defn: To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss. Bacon. Pos"til, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Postiled (Postilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Postiling or Postilling.] Defn: To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate. Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. J. H. Newman.


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