postillation

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noun

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

OriginLatin postillatio →
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Meanings

nounpostillation (countable and uncountable, plural postillations)

plural postillations

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

Origin

  1. Latinpostillatio
  2. Englishpostillation

From Latin postillatio.

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APA

postillation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postillation

MLA

“postillation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postillation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postillation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postillation.

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