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- noun One of the group of twelve
disciples chosen byJesus topreach and spread theGospel - noun A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve-seat Mormon administrative council.
- proper noun A rare transcription of the Greek male given name
Απόστολος (usually transliterated as Apostolos).
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Examples
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Though the title "Apostle" is nowhere else applied to Christ, it is appropriate here in addressing Hebrews, who used the term of the delegates sent by the high priest to collect the temple tribute from Jews resident in foreign countries, even as Christ was
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The Apostle is lying becalmed inside the point, and her boats are out to wing.
Chapter 28 2010
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The Apostle is about the only thing that ever came close, and Duvall had to push that one himself.
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The Apostle is lying becalmed inside the point, and her boats are out to wing.
Capitulation 1911
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There are some passages in which the extension of the word Apostle is doubtful, as Luke, xi, 49; John, xiii, 16; II Cor.,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Christ made to him (i, 14); he calls the Apostle Paul his brother, i.e., his colleague in the Apostolate (iii, 15); and he identifies himself with the author of the First Epistle.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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+ The word Apostle has also in the New Testament a larger meaning, and denotes some inferior disciples who, under the direction of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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+ The name Apostle denotes principally one of the twelve disciples who, on a solemn occasion, were called by Christ to a special mission.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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In the Synoptics the name Apostle occurs but seldom with this meaning; only once in Matthew and Mark.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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The more general application of the name Apostle in the Apostolic age is no proof that Christ did not originally use it in the narrower sense.
The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical Developement. 1789-1850 1870
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