apostle
/əˈpɒs(ə)l//əˈpɑsl̩/
apostle noun: a missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
Noun (1)
apostle (plural apostles)
- A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
- A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
- [W]e must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals, such as the vanished bison and the dodo, but upon its own inferior races. The Tasmanians, in spite of their human likeness, were entirely swept out of existence in a war of extermination waged...1895–1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The Eve of the War”, in The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, published 1898, →OCLC, book I (The Coming of the Martians), pages 4–5
- A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- A person who is plucked, that is, refused an academic degree.
Noun (2)
apostle (plural apostles)
- A letter dismissory.
- A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary.
- The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal.
Noun (3) capitalized: Apostle
Apostle (plural Apostles)
- Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.
- Synonyms:
- Disciple
- A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve-seat Mormon administrative council.
Proper noun capitalized: Apostle
Apostle
- A transliteration of the Greek male given name Απόστολος (Apóstolos). A rare transcription; usually transliterated as Apostolos.
apostle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
apostle in Hindi
- Apostle
- प्रेरित prerit
- apostle, saint
- औलिया auliyā
- apostle
- फ़रिश्ता fariśtā
apostle in Tamil
- apostle
- இறைவாக்கினர் iṟaivākkiṉar
apostle in Marathi
- प्रेषित, धर्मप्रचारक
apostle in Urdu
- missionary or leader of a mission
- رَسُول rasūl
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- apostle in Bengali
- প্রেরিত prerito
- apostle in Telugu
- అపొస్తలుడు, అపోస్తలుడు, అపొస్తలుడైన
- apostle in Malayalam
- ശ്ലീഹാ ślīhā
- apostle in Kannada
- ದೈವದೂತ, ಪ್ರಚಾರಕ, ಏಸುದೂತ, ಧರ್ಮ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಕ
- apostle in Punjabi
- ਰਸੂਲ
- apostle in Gujarati
- ધર્મપ્રચારક, પ્રેષિત
- apostle in Odia
- ଧର୍ମପ୍ରଚାରକ
- apostle in Nepali
- धर्मप्रचारक
- apostle in Pashto
- رسول rasul
- apostle in Tagalog
- alagad
- apostle in Arabic
- رَسُول rasūl
- apostle in Indonesian
- rasul
- apostle in Thai
- อัครสาวก
- apostle in Vietnamese
- sứ đồ, tông đồ
- apostle in Myanmar
- တမန်တော် ta.mantau
Examples of apostle in a sentence
- Apostle spoons were a common baptismal gift in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- The apostle Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
- Did Mary and four apostles make a full house of worship?
Synonyms of apostle
Forms of apostle
| plural | apostles |
|---|---|
| plural | Apostles |
Origin of apostle
From Middle English apostle, from Old French apostle, from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”). Merged with Old English apostol, borrowing from the same Latin source.
See apostil.
A proprialization of apostle.
Words formed from apostle
Phrases with apostle
Words that rhyme with apostle
- fossil
- jostle
- colossal
- supercolossal
- throstle
- aglossal
- basiglossal
- basioglossal
- dossal
- genioglossal
- glossal
- hypoglossal
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Questions about apostle
- What does apostle mean?
- Apostle means a missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
- What is apostle in Hindi?
- Apostle in Hindi is प्रेरित (prerit), औलिया (auliyā), फ़रिश्ता (fariśtā). See Apostle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is apostle?
- Apostle can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce apostle?
- Apostle is pronounced /əˈpɑsl̩/ (US).
- What is the plural of apostle?
- The plural of apostle is apostles.
Words near apostle in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: apostle (page history and authors); Apostle (page history and authors); औलिया (Hindi) (page history and authors); இறைவாக்கினர் (Tamil) (page history and authors); apostle (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); প্রেরিত (Bengali) (page history and authors); apostle (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); apostle (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apostle (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); apostle (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); apostle (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); apostle (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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