Apostle, modern from dictionary.com

Apostle, modern from dictionary.com

Apostle, modern from dictionary.com

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• any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.Not all of Jesus’ followers named in the New Testament are considered apostles, but Paul, Barnabas, and Mary Magdalene certainly meet the criteria.
• Sometimes Apostle in the Bible, any of the original 12 disciples called by Jesus to preach the gospel: Simon Peter, the brothers James and John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas Iscariot.
• the first or the best-known Christian missionary in any region or country.St. Patrick and Palladius have both been dubbed “the apostle of Ireland.”
• Eastern Church. one of the 70 disciples of Jesus.
• the title of the highest ecclesiastical official in certain Protestant sects.
• one of the 12 administrative officials of the Mormon Church.
• a pioneer of any new system or cause, especially an early leader in a reform movement.He has emerged as an apostle of a new era of peace and national unity.
• a loyal supporter or follower.Our company’s apostles are motivated by the service they can render for the good of the organization.
• Nautical. a knighthead, especially one having its top projecting and used as a bitt or bollard.