epistle side

noun

1. the right side of a church, facing the altar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of epistle side¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

We must remark that he was then at the epistle side of the altar.

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He had a special place on the epistle side of the altar, not far from the organ.

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Here the pontiff descended again to his robing throne at the epistle side of the altar.

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His interment was performed with all possible solemnity in the cathedral, on the epistle side near the high altar.

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He is a creole of this country, and is ordained as reader on the epistle side.

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