epístola
Portuguese, noun/eˈpis.to.lɐ/
epístola is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “epistle (book of the New Testament)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “carta”.
What does epístola mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepistle (book of the New Testament)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. carta 2. composição poética, em forma de carta 3. parte da Missa, em que o celebrante lê uma epístola extraída da Bíblia 4. lado da epístola, à direita do altar, no cruzeiro da igreja
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of epístola
- epístolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce epístola?
- Brazil /eˈpis.to.lɐ/
- /eˈpiʃ.to.lɐ/
- Portugal /iˈpiʃ.tu.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to epístola
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is epístola in Portuguese?
epístola appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).