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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

Example Sentences

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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 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

The Johane Marange Apostolic Church, which has hundreds of thousands of members, is at the center of the measles outbreak.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022

The girl's death on 15 July has put the spotlight on the practice of child marriage within Zimbabwe's Apostolic Church, which often rejects medicine and hospital treatment.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2021

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