apostolic
Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teachingPertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
» The socialist insurgency expropriated the Apostolic Palace.
Meaning
4 sensesPertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
an apostolic mission
of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles.
apostolic faith or practice
apostolisch
апо́стольскийapóstolʹskij
Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
Of or pertaining to the Catholic missions.
Examples
3 sentencesThe socialist insurgency expropriated the Apostolic Palace.
Do you believe in the one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church?
The Armenian Apostolic Church remains a central institution in Armenian life.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin apostolicus (“apostolic”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apLearned borrowing from Latin apostolicus (“apostolic”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”).
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings:apostolical
- proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles:papalapostolicalpontifical