Apostolic
adjective
Related to the apostles in Christianity or their teachings.
The church claimed an apostolic succession from St. Paul.
Often appears as...
- apostolic church
- apostolic succession
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Religious
adjective
Relating to the Pope, who is considered the successor of the apostles in the Roman Catholic Church.
The Apostolic Palace is the residence of the Pope in Vatican City.
Often appears as...
- apostolic palace
- apostolic nunciature
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Religious
adjective
Representing a mission, especially a Christian mission.
He worked with apostolic fervor to spread the gospel.
Often appears as...
- apostolic fervor
- apostolic mission
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Religious
adjective
Related to the apostles in Christianity or their teachings.
The church claimed an apostolic succession from St. Paul.
Often appears as...
- apostolic church
- apostolic succession
Usage tips
Religious
adjective
Relating to the Pope, who is considered the successor of the apostles in the Roman Catholic Church.
The Apostolic Palace is the residence of the Pope in Vatican City.
Often appears as...
- apostolic palace
- apostolic nunciature
Usage tips
Religious
adjective
Representing a mission, especially a Christian mission.
He worked with apostolic fervor to spread the gospel.
Often appears as...
- apostolic fervor
- apostolic mission
Usage tips
Religious
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Pro Tip 1/2Christian Origins
Use 'apostolic' to link beliefs or customs back to Jesus's original disciples.
She follows an apostolic lifestyle, akin to that of the early Christians.
Pro Tip 2/2Authority Source
'Apostolic' can imply authority due to direct connection with the apostles.
The apostolic teachings of the church are highly respected.
Pro Tip 1/2Christian Origins
Use 'apostolic' to link beliefs or customs back to Jesus's original disciples.
She follows an apostolic lifestyle, akin to that of the early Christians.
Pro Tip 2/2Authority Source
'Apostolic' can imply authority due to direct connection with the apostles.
The apostolic teachings of the church are highly respected.
Pro Tip 1/2Christian Origins
Use 'apostolic' to link beliefs or customs back to Jesus's original disciples.
She follows an apostolic lifestyle, akin to that of the early Christians.
Pro Tip 2/2Authority Source
'Apostolic' can imply authority due to direct connection with the apostles.
The apostolic teachings of the church are highly respected.
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Quote examples
Anthea Butler
American Educator
In Pope Francis's 'Amoris Laetitia' (The Joy of Love), an apostolic exhortation on Catholic family life, he does not make earth-shattering doctrinal changes with regards to divorced Catholics, same-sex married Catholics, or the church's stance on homosexuality.
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Hans Urs von Balthasar
Swiss Theologian
Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.
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Charles Hodge
American Theologian
The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all.
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Pope Francis
Argentinian Clergyman
A church without women would be like the apostolic college without Mary. The Madonna is more important than the apostles, and the church herself is feminine, the spouse of Christ and a mother.
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Thomas Becket
English Clergyman
The king is so subtle with his words that he would confound the apostolic religion itself. He will find the weak points of the pope's character and will trip him up to his destruction.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
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Philip Schaff
Swiss Theologian
The apostolic writings are of three kinds: historical, didactic, and prophetic.
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John Nelson Darby
English Clergyman
I held apostolic succession fully, and the channels of grace to be there only.
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Charles Hodge
American Theologian
That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact.
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Anthea Butler
American Educator
In Pope Francis's 'Amoris Laetitia' (The Joy of Love), an apostolic exhortation on Catholic family life, he does not make earth-shattering doctrinal changes with regards to divorced Catholics, same-sex married Catholics, or the church's stance on homosexuality.
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Hans Urs von Balthasar
Swiss Theologian
Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.
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Charles Hodge
American Theologian
The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all.
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Pope Francis
Argentinian Clergyman
A church without women would be like the apostolic college without Mary. The Madonna is more important than the apostles, and the church herself is feminine, the spouse of Christ and a mother.
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Thomas Becket
English Clergyman
The king is so subtle with his words that he would confound the apostolic religion itself. He will find the weak points of the pope's character and will trip him up to his destruction.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
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Philip Schaff
Swiss Theologian
The apostolic writings are of three kinds: historical, didactic, and prophetic.
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John Nelson Darby
English Clergyman
I held apostolic succession fully, and the channels of grace to be there only.
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Charles Hodge
American Theologian
That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact.
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