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apostolic succession
noun
, Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Anglican Church.
- the unbroken line of succession beginning with the apostles and perpetuated through bishops, considered essential for orders and sacraments to be valid.
Apostolic succession
noun
- the doctrine that the authority of Christian bishops derives from the Apostles through an unbroken line of consecration
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apostolic succession1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
All this, in a so-called apostolic succession, is not only anti-apostolic, but anti-Christian.
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Vincent's, notwithstanding its acknowledged chieftaincy, depended ultimately too much on a mechanically apostolic succession.
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The links in the chain of supposed apostolic succession are so bloody, that even the "dark ages" cannot conceal their crimson hue.
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Thus Moscow became indisputably the head of the Orthodox Church, by direct apostolic succession.
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They might be trusted not to choose Apostolic Succession as their subject.
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