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apostol [a.pus.tûl.] : apostle (n.)
Synonyms: apostoles

Derivatives of apostol


Glosses:
apostle
n. (person)1. apostlean ardent early supporter of a cause or reform.; "an apostle of revolution"
~ believer, trustera supporter who accepts something as true.
n. (person)2. apostelic father, apostleany important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people.
~ christiana religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination.
~ luke, saint luke, st. luke(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel.
~ saint mark, st. mark, markApostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel.
~ patrick, saint patrick, st. patrickApostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century.
~ apostle of the gentiles, apostle paul, paul the apostle, saint paul, saul of tarsus, paul, saul, st. paul(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle.; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
n. (person)3. apostle(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel.
~ new testamentthe collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible.
~ christiana religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination.
~ adherent, disciplesomeone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another.
~ andrew, saint andrew, saint andrew the apostle, st. andrew(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland.
~ saint james, saint james the apostle, st. james, st. james the apostle, james(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament.
~ john the divine, john the evangelist, saint john, saint john the apostle, st. john, st. john the apostle, john(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation.
~ judas iscariot, judas(New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver.
~ judas, jude, saint jude, st. jude, thaddaeus(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless.
~ levi, matthew, saint matthew, saint matthew the apostle, st. matthew, st. matthew the apostle(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel.
~ peter, saint peter, saint peter the apostle, simon peter, st. peter, st. peter the apostledisciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope.
~ simon, simon the canaanite, simon the zealot, simon zelotes, st. simonone of the twelve Apostles (first century).
~ doubting thomas, saint thomas, st. thomas, thomas the doubting apostle, thomasthe Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes.