postil
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postil
(ˈpɒstɪl)n
1. (Bible) a commentary or marginal note, as in a Bible
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a homily or collection of homilies
vb, -tils, -tiling, -tiled, -tils, -tilling or -tilled
obsolete to annotate (a biblical passage)
[C15 (postille): from Old French postille from Medieval Latin postilla, perhaps from post illa (verba textus), after these words in the text, often the opening phrase of such an annotation]
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Postil
collection of homilies, 1566.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
postil
Past participle: postiled/postilled
Gerund: postiling/postilling
| Imperative |
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| postil |
| postil |
| Present |
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| I postil |
| you postil |
| he/she/it postils |
| we postil |
| you postil |
| they postil |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I postiled/postilled |
| you postiled/postilled |
| he/she/it postiled/postilled |
| we postiled/postilled |
| you postiled/postilled |
| they postiled/postilled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am postiling/postilling |
| you are postiling/postilling |
| he/she/it is postiling/postilling |
| we are postiling/postilling |
| you are postiling/postilling |
| they are postiling/postilling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have postiled/postilled |
| you have postiled/postilled |
| he/she/it has postiled/postilled |
| we have postiled/postilled |
| you have postiled/postilled |
| they have postiled/postilled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was postiling/postilling |
| you were postiling/postilling |
| he/she/it was postiling/postilling |
| we were postiling/postilling |
| you were postiling/postilling |
| they were postiling/postilling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had postiled/postilled |
| you had postiled/postilled |
| he/she/it had postiled/postilled |
| we had postiled/postilled |
| you had postiled/postilled |
| they had postiled/postilled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will postil |
| you will postil |
| he/she/it will postil |
| we will postil |
| you will postil |
| they will postil |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have postiled/postilled |
| you will have postiled/postilled |
| he/she/it will have postiled/postilled |
| we will have postiled/postilled |
| you will have postiled/postilled |
| they will have postiled/postilled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be postiling/postilling |
| you will be postiling/postilling |
| he/she/it will be postiling/postilling |
| we will be postiling/postilling |
| you will be postiling/postilling |
| they will be postiling/postilling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been postiling/postilling |
| you have been postiling/postilling |
| he/she/it has been postiling/postilling |
| we have been postiling/postilling |
| you have been postiling/postilling |
| they have been postiling/postilling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been postiling/postilling |
| you will have been postiling/postilling |
| he/she/it will have been postiling/postilling |
| we will have been postiling/postilling |
| you will have been postiling/postilling |
| they will have been postiling/postilling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been postiling/postilling |
| you had been postiling/postilling |
| he/she/it had been postiling/postilling |
| we had been postiling/postilling |
| you had been postiling/postilling |
| they had been postiling/postilling |
| Conditional |
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| I would postil |
| you would postil |
| he/she/it would postil |
| we would postil |
| you would postil |
| they would postil |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have postiled/postilled |
| you would have postiled/postilled |
| he/she/it would have postiled/postilled |
| we would have postiled/postilled |
| you would have postiled/postilled |
| they would have postiled/postilled |
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