apostolic
UK/ˌæp.əˈstɒl.ɪk//ˌæp.əˈstɑːl.ɪk/
apostolic adjective: pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
Adjective (1)
apostolic
- 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...1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Reflections respecting Morality”, in Aids to Reflection, page 58
- According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles.
- apostolic faith or practice
- Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
- Of or pertaining to the Catholic missions.
Noun
apostolic (plural apostolics)
- A member of the Apostolici.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Apostolic
Apostolic
- Alternative letter-case form of apostolic
apostolic meaning in Tagalog
apostolic in Tagalog
- pertaining to (the) apostles
- alagarin
Forms of apostolic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Apostolic |
| alternative form | apostolical |
| Noun | |
| plural | apostolics |
Origin of apostolic
Learned borrowing from Latin apostolicus (“apostolic”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”).
Words formed from apostolic
- apostolic age
- apostolically
- apostolic church
- apostolic constitution
- apostolic exhortation
- apostolic father
- apostolicism
- apostolicity
- apostolic letter
- apostolicness
- apostolic poverty
- apostolic prefect
- apostolic see
- apostolic succession
- apostolic visitor
- isapostolic
- nonapostolic
- subapostolic
- unapostolic
- vicar apostolic
Phrases with apostolic
Questions about apostolic
- What does apostolic mean?
- Apostolic means pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
- What is apostolic in Tagalog?
- Apostolic in Tagalog is alagarin. See Apostolic meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is apostolic?
- Apostolic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce apostolic?
- Apostolic is pronounced /ˌæp.əˈstɒl.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near apostolic in the dictionary
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