Acts of the Apostles

noun

1. a book of the New Testament.

Acts of the Apostles

noun

1. Often shortened to: Acts. the fifth book of the New Testament, describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension into heaven to Paul's sojourn at Rome

Example Sentences

And why does the Acts of the Apostles end with the reader wondering what became of its two most important characters, when we know they were martyred?

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The pontiff said he would encourage gay Catholics “to read the book of the Acts of the Apostles. There they will find the image of the living church.”

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Stainbrook said, referring to an account in the Acts of the Apostles.

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Cathedral restorers hope to collaborate with the Louvre for the restoration of “the Mays,” 76 large paintings of the Acts of the Apostles donated between 1630 and 1707 by Parisian goldsmiths.

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In the Acts of the Apostles, Luke describes how St. Paul, journeying to Damascus, was struck by a blinding vision as a prelude to conversion.

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