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Apostolic Church

American  

noun

  1. the Christian church as founded by the apostles.

  2. Apostolic See.


Etymology

Origin of Apostolic Church

First recorded in 1540–50

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JERUSALEM—In Jerusalem’s Old City, a group of Israeli teenagers recently banged on the door of the headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church and asked if there were Christians inside it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

In Tehran, a metropolis of over 10 million people, the Saint Sarkis Cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church is one of its most visible symbols.

From Barron's Oct. 18, 2025

The Catholic Apostolic Church was built in 1839 for Henry Drummond, a church sect who believed Victorian society was on the brink of collapse.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2025

The rally in Yerevan ended in the evening without incident, but the high-ranking Armenian Apostolic Church cleric who is leading the protests vowed that they would continue.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2024

It was no ordinary Sunday morning when presidential candidate Barack Obama stepped to the podium at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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