Category:Postil

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.

Postil Pos"til, v. t. Etym: [cf. Ll. postillare.]

Defn: to write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss. Bacon.

Postil 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.