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apostolicity

UK/əˌpɒstəˈlɪsɪti/

apostolicity noun: the quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.

Noun

apostolicity (usually uncountable, plural apostolicities)

  1. (usually) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
    • his Church did its best to trump Rome in apostolicity by declaring that it had been founded by the first-recruited among Christ's Apostles, Andrew.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 427

apostolicity meaning in Indonesian

apostolicity in Indonesian

the quality of being apostolic
keapostolikan

Forms of apostolicity

pluralapostolicities

Origin of apostolicity

From apostolic + -ity, after French apostolicité.

Questions about apostolicity

What does apostolicity mean?
Apostolicity means the quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
What is apostolicity in Indonesian?
Apostolicity in Indonesian is keapostolikan. See Apostolicity meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is apostolicity?
Apostolicity is a noun.
How do you pronounce apostolicity?
Apostolicity is pronounced /əˌpɒstəˈlɪsɪti/ (UK).
What is the plural of apostolicity?
The plural of apostolicity is apostolicities.

Words near apostolicity in the dictionary

  1. apostolically
  2. apostolicalness
  3. Apostolici
  4. apostolicism
  5. apostolicities
  6. apostolicity
  7. apostolicness
  8. apostolics
  9. Apostolicship
  10. Apostolicships
  11. apostolise

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