apostolic age
noun
the earliest period of Christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.
Origin of apostolic age
1First recorded in 1840–50
Words Nearby apostolic age
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How to use apostolic age in a sentence
Who in all the sub-apostolic age was worthy even to untie the latchet of Peter, or John, or Paul?
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua | William Garden BlaikieHe finds traces of a keen conflict of parties in the post-apostolic age.
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