apostolic
Origin of apostolic
1- Also ap·os·tol·i·cal [ap-uh-stol-i-kuhl] /ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪ kəl/ .
Other words from apostolic
- ap·os·tol·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ap·os·tol·i·cism [ap-uh-stol-uh-siz-uhm], /ˌæp əˈstɒl əˌsɪz əm/, noun
- a·pos·to·lic·ity [uh-pos-tl-is-i-tee], /əˌpɒs tlˈɪs ɪ ti/, ap·os·tol·i·cal·ness, noun
- non·ap·os·tol·ic, adjective
- non·ap·os·tol·i·cal, adjective
- non·ap·os·tol·i·cal·ly, adverb
- post·ap·os·tol·ic, adjective
- post·ap·os·tol·i·cal, adjective
- pro·ap·os·tol·ic, adjective
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How to use apostolic in a sentence
According to Wilder, members of the New apostolic Reformation see Perry as their vehicle to claim the “mountain” of government.
“Eight members of The Response ‘leadership team’ are affiliated with the New apostolic Reformation movement,” wrote Wilder.
He quotes a sermon from Tom Schlueter, New apostolic pastor close to Perry.
All this, in a so-called apostolic succession, is not only anti-apostolic, but anti-Christian.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James DenneyThen they could have said that in that in which they boasted—apostolic dignity—they were precisely on a level with him.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James Denney
His whole apostolic life was one long and arduous preparation for coming events.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn LeonardDo you suppose the 'church of God,' in whose interests this paper is printed, can be that pure apostolic church?
Around Old Bethany | Robert Lee BerryHe began negotiations for a college at Strasburg, and made apostolic excursions to that place as well as to Freiburg and Alsace.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for apostolic
/ (ˌæpəˈstɒlɪk) /
of, relating to, deriving from, or contemporary with the Apostles
of or relating to the teachings or practice of the Apostles
of or relating to the pope regarded as chief successor of the Apostles
Derived forms of apostolic
- apostolical, adjective
- apostolically, adverb
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