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postillation

postillation noun: the act of postillating; writing of postils in a text, or (Christianity) preaching by exposition of Scripture.

Noun

postillation (countable and uncountable, plural postillations)

  1. The act of postillating; writing of postils in a text, or (Christianity) preaching by exposition of Scripture.

Forms of postillation

pluralpostillations

Origin of postillation

From Latin postillatio.

Questions about postillation

What does postillation mean?
Postillation means the act of postillating; writing of postils in a text, or (Christianity) preaching by exposition of Scripture.
What part of speech is postillation?
Postillation is a noun.
What is the plural of postillation?
The plural of postillation is postillations.

Words near postillation in the dictionary

  1. postillas
  2. postillate
  3. postillated
  4. postillates
  5. postillating
  6. postillation
  7. postillations
  8. postillator
  9. postillators
  10. postilled
  11. postiller

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