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apostolic
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adjective (a)
- of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings(adj.pert)source: wordnet30
- proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles(adj.pert)source: wordnet30
- Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.(noun)source: webster1913
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