epistle to philemon

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   a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping

   SynonymsEpistle of Paul the Apostle to PhilemonPhilemon

   BroaderEpistleNew Testament

Questions about epistle to philemon

What does epistle to philemon mean?

epistle to philemon means "a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping".

What is another word for epistle to philemon?

Close synonyms include Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon, Philemon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is epistle to philemon a common word?

epistle to philemon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.