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apostolic
UK /ˌæp.əˈstɒl.ɪk/ US /ˌæp.əˈstɑːl.ɪk/
adj 5noun 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
better
VERB + APOSTOLIC
expropriated
APOSTOLIC + NOUN
church, mission, palace
PREP.
since
Definitions
adj
1
Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
an apostolic mission
Amply shall I deem myself remunerated if either by the holy Charm, the good Spell of Leighton's Words, than which few if any since the Apostolic age better deserve the name of Evangelical, or by my own notes and interpolations, the reflecting Reader should be enabled to apprehend—for we may rightly apprehend what no finite mind can fully comprehend—and attach a distinct meaning to, the Mysteries into which his Baptism is the initiation; and thus to feel and know, that Christian Faith is the perfection of Human Reason.
2
According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles.
apostolic faith or practice
3
Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
4
Of or pertaining to the Catholic missions.
noun
1
A member of the Apostolici.
adj
1
Alternative letter-case form of apostolic
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their tea
- apostolical
adjective — proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the pa
- papal
- apostolical
- pontifical
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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an apostolic mission
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Amply shall I deem myself remunerated if either by the holy Charm, the good Spell of Leighton's Words, than which few if any since the Apostolic age better deserve the name of Evangelical, or by my ow
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Chapter 3 demonstrated that high churchmen perceived the Church of England to be a visible society and a member of the one holy catholic and apostolic church, though they particularly emphasized the a
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Do you believe in the one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church?
Tatoeba · #338142005
The socialist insurgency expropriated the Apostolic Palace.
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The Armenian Apostolic Church remains a central institution in Armenian life.
Tatoeba · #12652842Usage Notes
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