apostolic
adjective/ˌæpəˈstɒlɪk/
/ˌæpəˈstɑːlɪk/
(specialist)- connected with the Apostles or their teaching
- apostolic writings
- connected with the Pope or Popes, who are considered to have had authority passed down to them from Christ’s Apostles
- The Pope appointed six apostolic administrators.
Word OriginMiddle English: from French apostolique or ecclesiastical Latin apostolicus, from Greek apostolikos, from apostolos ‘messenger’, from apostellein ‘send forth’.
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