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apostolate

apostolate noun: the office, or responsibilities of an apostle.

Noun

apostolate (plural apostolates)

  1. The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
  2. A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine.

apostolate meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

apostolate in Tamil

திருத்தூதர் நிலை, கொள்கை பரப்புவதில் முதன்மை, இயக்கத்தலைமை

apostolate in Tagalog

group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine
gawalagad

Forms of apostolate

pluralapostolates

Origin of apostolate

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus. By surface analysis, apostle + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). Doublet of apostolado.

Questions about apostolate

What does apostolate mean?
Apostolate means the office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
What is apostolate in Tamil?
Apostolate in Tamil is திருத்தூதர் நிலை, கொள்கை பரப்புவதில் முதன்மை, இயக்கத்தலைமை. See Apostolate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is apostolate?
Apostolate is a noun.
What is the plural of apostolate?
The plural of apostolate is apostolates.

Words near apostolate in the dictionary

  1. apostlesses
  2. Apostol
  3. Apostolache
  4. apostolado
  5. apostolados
  6. apostolate
  7. apostolates
  8. Apostolescu
  9. apostoless
  10. apostolesses
  11. apostolic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: apostolate (page history and authors); apostolate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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