apostle en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /əˈpɒs(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈpɑsl̩/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English apostle, from Old French apostle, from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”). Merged with Old English apostol, borrowing from the same Latin source.
Meanings
- A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
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A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
[W]e must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals, such as the vanished bison and the dodo, but upon its own inferior races. The Tasmanians, in spite of their human likeness, were entirely swept out of existence in a war of extermination waged by European immigrants, in the space of fifty years. Are we such apostles of mercy as to complain if the Martians warred in the same spirit?
1895–1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The Eve of the War”, in The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, published 1898, →OCLC, book I (The Coming of the Martians), pages 4–5:
- A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- (obsolete, qualifier:Cambridge slang) A person who is plucked, that is, refused an academic degree.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| apostles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pseudoapostle · apostleship · apostolic · Apostles' Creed · apostolate · apostle spoon · apostolize · apostless · apostolicity · apostle mistletoe · apostlebird · apostlehood
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Translations (88)
vo paostolan (missionary or leader of a mission) · it apostolo (missionary or leader of a mission) · fi lähetyssaarnaaja (missionary or leader of a mission) · gl apóstolo (missionary or leader of a mission) · cop ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ (missionary or leader of a mission) · fr apôtre (top-ranking Mormon church official) · wa apoisse (missionary or leader of a mission) · fur apuestul (missionary or leader of a mission) · fi apostoli (top-ranking Mormon church official) · ka მოციქული (missionary or leader of a mission) · he שְׁלִיחָה (missionary or leader of a mission) · nl apostel (missionary or leader of a mission) · nrf apôtre (missionary or leader of a mission) · nl zendeling (missionary or leader of a mission) · fro apostre (missionary or leader of a mission) · br abostol (missionary or leader of a mission) · ar رَسُول (missionary or leader of a mission) · lb Apostel (missionary or leader of a mission) · prs رَسُول (missionary or leader of a mission) · es apóstol (top-ranking Mormon church official) · de Apostelin (top-ranking Mormon church official) · ps رسول (missionary or leader of a mission) · ast apóstol (missionary or leader of a mission) · ang apostol (missionary or leader of a mission) · pl apostoł (missionary or leader of a mission) · mk апостол (missionary or leader of a mission) · az həvari (missionary or leader of a mission) · hu apostol (missionary or leader of a mission) · fro apostle (missionary or leader of a mission) · sw mtume (missionary or leader of a mission) · fr apôtre (missionary or leader of a mission) · vo paostolan (top-ranking Mormon church official) · ru апо́стол (missionary or leader of a mission) · ca apòstol (missionary or leader of a mission) · tr havari (missionary or leader of a mission) · xag 𐕆𐔴𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔰𐔺𐕒 (missionary or leader of a mission) · de Apostel (top-ranking Mormon church official) · id rasul (missionary or leader of a mission) · bg апо́стол (missionary or leader of a mission) · lo ອັກຄະສາວົກ (missionary or leader of a mission) · mi āpotoro (missionary or leader of a mission) · fa-ira رَسول (missionary or leader of a mission) · syc ܫܠܝܼܚܵܐ (missionary or leader of a mission) · ga aspal (missionary or leader of a mission) · he שָׁלִיחַ (missionary or leader of a mission) · de Apostel (missionary or leader of a mission) · yi אַפּאָסטאָל (missionary or leader of a mission) · gv ostyl (missionary or leader of a mission) · pl apostołka (missionary or leader of a mission) · vi sứ đồ (missionary or leader of a mission) · th อัครสาวก (missionary or leader of a mission) · cs apoštol (missionary or leader of a mission) · de Apostelin (missionary or leader of a mission) · es apóstol (missionary or leader of a mission) · ml ശ്ലീഹാ (missionary or leader of a mission) · tg расул (missionary or leader of a mission) · cmn 使徒 (missionary or leader of a mission) · et apostel (missionary or leader of a mission) · dsb pósoł (missionary or leader of a mission) · sv apostel (missionary or leader of a mission) · fr apôtre (missionary or leader of a mission) · gd abstol (missionary or leader of a mission) · kk елші (missionary or leader of a mission) · kw abostol (missionary or leader of a mission) · pt apóstolo (top-ranking Mormon church official) · wa apôte (missionary or leader of a mission) · pt apóstolo (missionary or leader of a mission) · cu апостолъ (missionary or leader of a mission) · cy apostol (missionary or leader of a mission) · tr havaryun (missionary or leader of a mission) · fi apostoli (missionary or leader of a mission) · ko 사도 (missionary or leader of a mission) · tl alagad (missionary or leader of a mission) · ky элчи (missionary or leader of a mission) · hy առաքյալ (missionary or leader of a mission) · gl apóstolo (top-ranking Mormon church official) · ota پیغامبر (missionary or leader of a mission) · el απόστολος (missionary or leader of a mission) · fr apôtresse (missionary or leader of a mission) · da apostel (missionary or leader of a mission) · uz rasul (missionary or leader of a mission) · ja 使徒 (missionary or leader of a mission) · uz havoriy (missionary or leader of a mission) · ur رَسُول (missionary or leader of a mission) · my တမန်တော် (missionary or leader of a mission) · fr apôtre (top-ranking Mormon church official) · vi tông đồ (missionary or leader of a mission) · de Jünger (missionary or leader of a mission)