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apostolic succession

apostolic succession noun: the unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages.

Noun

apostolic succession (countable and uncountable, plural apostolic successions)

  1. The unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages.

apostolic succession meaning in Arabic

apostolic succession in Arabic

chain of consecrations of bishops
خِلَافَة رَسُولِيَّة, تَسَلْسُل رَسُولِيّ tasalsul rasūliyy

Forms of apostolic succession

pluralapostolic successions

Questions about apostolic succession

What does apostolic succession mean?
Apostolic succession means the unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages.
What is apostolic succession in Arabic?
Apostolic succession in Arabic is خِلَافَة رَسُولِيَّة, تَسَلْسُل رَسُولِيّ (tasalsul rasūliyy). See Apostolic succession meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is apostolic succession?
Apostolic succession is a noun.
What is the plural of apostolic succession?
The plural of apostolic succession is apostolic successions.

Words near apostolic succession in the dictionary

  1. apostolic
  2. Apostolic Age
  3. apostolic constitution
  4. apostolic exhortation
  5. apostolic letter
  6. apostolic succession
  7. apostolic successions
  8. Apostolic Times
  9. apostolic visitor
  10. apostolic visitors
  11. apostolical

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