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Canonical epistles
Canonic Ca*non"ic, Cannonical Can*non"ic*al, a. [L. cannonicus, LL. canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique. See canon.] Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to a, canon or canons. ``The oath of canonical obedience.' --Hallam. Canonical books, or Canonical Scriptures, those books which are declared by the canons of the church to be of divine inspiration; -- called collectively the canon. The Roman Catholic Church holds as canonical several books which Protestants reject as apocryphal. Canonical epistles, an appellation given to the epistles called also general or catholic. See Catholic epistles, under Canholic. Canonical form (Math.), the simples or most symmetrical form to which all functions of the same class can be reduced without lose of generality. Canonical hours, certain stated times of the day, fixed by ecclesiastical laws, and appropriated to the offices of prayer and devotion; also, certain portions of the Breviary, to be used at stated hours of the day. In England, this name is also given to the hours from 8 a. m. to 3 p. m. (formerly 8 a. m. to 12 m.) before and after which marriage can not be legally performed in any parish church. Canonical letters, letters of several kinds, formerly given by a bishop to traveling clergymen or laymen, to show that they were entitled to receive the communion, and to distinguish them from heretics. Canonical life, the method or rule of living prescribed by the ancient clergy who lived in community; a course of living prescribed for the clergy, less rigid than the monastic, and more restrained that the secular. Canonical obedience, submission to the canons of a church, especially the submission of the inferior clergy to their bishops, and of other religious orders to their superiors. Canonical punishments, such as the church may inflict, as excommunication, degradation, penance, etc. Canonical sins (Anc. Church.), those for which capital punishment or public penance decreed by the canon was inflicted, as idolatry, murder, adultery, heresy.
Catholic epistles
Catholic Cath"o*lic (k[a^]th"[-o]*[i^]k), a. [L. catholicus, Gr. kaqoliko`s, universal, general; kata` down, wholly + "o`los whole, probably akin to E. solid: cf. F. catholique.] 1. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith. Men of other countries [came] to bear their part in so great and catholic a war. --Southey. Note: This epithet, which is applicable to the whole Christian church, or its faith, is claimed by Roman Catholics to belong especially to their church, and in popular usage is so limited. 2. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes. 3. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act. Catholic epistles, the epistles of the apostles which are addressed to all the faithful, and not to a particular church; being those of James, Peter, Jude, and John.
Epistle
Epistle E*pis"tle, v. t. To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing. [Obs.] --Milton.
Epistler
Epistler E*pis"tler, n. 1. A writer of epistles, or of an epistle of the New Testament. --M. Arnold. 2. (Eccl.) The ecclesiastic who reads the epistle at the communion service.

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- Letter of Prayer (A Pistle of Prayer), which survives in seven m****cripts. (Online); A Letter of Discretion of Stirrings (A Pistle of Discrecioun of Stirings)...
- expensive and light in weight. Laboratory gl****ware Graham, Lawrence. "E-pistle 2007/030 – Whisky Gl****es; a Study". Malt Maniacs. Canada. Retrieved June...
- adjust, etc. local, locate, locality, locomotion, allocate, etc. epistle, pistle, epistolary, etc. sect (or possibly from Lat. sequi, "follow"), -sect, sectile...
- translated Places by Patrick Hamilton. One year later, Frith translated A Pistle to the Christian Reader: The Revelation of the Anti-Christ; An Antithesis...
- Johns" (2001), Mighty Sparrow "Belmont Jack****" (1960), Lord Melody "Bull Pistle Gang" (1964), Mighty Sparrow "Calypso Invasion" (1945), The Duke of Iron...
- Places. Retrieved January 21, 2015. Bishop Kirk S. Smith (July 12, 2007). "E-pistle for June 29, 2007". Retrieved January 21, 2015. Millard, Egan (November...
- Shrimp & Rice) / What They Get, They Will Take JU 523 – Mighty Sparrow: Bull Pistle Gang / Village Ram JU 524 – Lord Creator: Big Bamboo / Marjorie & Harry...
- and the first of March... But above all that Most Wanting is Cannon and Pistle Powder." The codfish would hide the gunpowder that Douville planned to smuggle...