APOSTLE

Apostle

(noun) (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel

Apostle, Apostelic Father

(noun) any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people

apostle

(noun) an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; “an apostle of revolution”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

Apostle (plural Apostles)

(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.

A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve-seat Mormon administrative council.

Proper noun

Apostle

A rare transcription of the Greek male given name Απόστολος (usually transliterated as Apostolos).

Anagrams

• ale post, posetal

Etymology 1

Noun

apostle (plural apostles)

A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).

A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.

A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

(obsolete, Cambridge slang) A person who is plucked, that is, refused an academic degree.

Synonyms

• disciple

Etymology 2

Noun

apostle (plural apostles)

(legal) A letter dismissory.

(legal) A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary.

(legal) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal.

Anagrams

• ale post, posetal

Source: Wiktionary

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A*pos"tle, n. Etym: [OE. apostle, apostel, postle, AS. apostol, L. apostolus, fr. Gr. stellen to set, E. stall: cf. F. apôtre, Of. apostre, apostle, apostele, apostole.]

1. Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel. He called unto him his disciples, and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. Luke vi. 13.

Note: The title of apostle is also applied to others, who, though not of the number of the Twelve, yet were equal with them in office and dignity; as, "Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ." 1 Cor. i. 1. In Heb. iii. 1, the name is given to Christ himself, as having been sent from heaven to publish the gospel. In the primitive church, other ministers were called apostles (Rom. xvi. 7).

2. The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance.

3. (Civ. & Admiralty Law)

Definition: A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts. Wharton. Burrill. Apostles' creed, a creed of unknown origin, which was formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth century, and some assert that it can be found in the writings of Ambrose in the fourth century.

– Apostle spoon (Antiq.), a spoon of silver, with the handle terminating in the figure of an apostle. One or more were offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the godchild. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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