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Definitions of apostle in various dictionaries:
noun - an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
noun - any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
noun - (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
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Biblical term for one of Jesus' original 12 followers |
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each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ. |
Each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ. |
(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel |
any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people |
an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform |
someone who strongly supports a particular belief or political movement: |
the group of early Christians who travelled to different places telling people about Jesus Christ |
any of the twelve men whom Jesus Christ chose to teach other people about Christianity, or someone who strongly supports a particular belief or political movement |
One of a group made up especially of the 12 disciples chosen by Jesus to preach the gospel. |
A missionary of the early Christian Church. |
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An apostle (), in its most literal sense, is an emissary, from Greek (apóstolos), literally "one who is sent off", from the verb (apostéllein), "to send off". The purpose of such sending off is usually to convey a message, and thus "messenger" is a common alternative translation; other common translations include "ambassador" and "envoy".The term derives from the Greek of the New Testament and was used for Jesus's original Twelve Apostles (including Peter, James, and John), as well as a wider group of early Christian figures, including Paul and Barnabas. Some other religions use the term for comparable figures in their history. The word in this sense may be used metaphorically in various contexts, but is mostly found used specifically for early associates of the founder of a religion, who were important in spreading his or her teachings. * The adjective apostolic () is claimed as a continuing characteristic by a number of prominent Christian churches (i.e., that a given church's tradit |