apostle
使徒,传教士,使者,传道人
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- : any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- : 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.
- : Eastern Church. one of the 70 disciples of Jesus.
- : the title of the highest ecclesiastical official in certain Protestant sects.
- : a title borne by persons sent on foreign missions.
- : 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.
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The order came in the form of a letter sent by the first presidency of the church, a group of three individuals whom believers consider apostles, to global church leaders.
One day, Jesus encounters the apostle Paul telling stories about the death and resurrection of Jesus, and tries to stop him, explaining that you can’t save people with a story based on lies.
Unlike da Vinci’s neat row of people sitting at the table, this one depicts the same apostles sitting about casually after the Passover Seder meal.
The free market apostles wanted to erase the role of the state.
To paraphrase the apostle Matthew, Warnock may have to serve two masters, electorally speaking.
In a 2009 interview, Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks held that the Church “does not have a position” on that point.
Bhatiyarov, the faithful apostle, has the perfect CV for a Dugin operative.
In 1841, Smith sent his “personal apostle” Orson Hyde to the ancient Jewish capital.
She sobbed; he lifted her chin with his free hand—and what less could mortal apostle do?
Its hiding-place was discovered by angelic music which issued from the mouth of the cave on every vigil of the holy apostle.
The teetotal apostle says it is a dreadful thing to be drunk.
He immediately arose, and began to describe the personal appearance of the great apostle to the Gentiles.
The Socialist deputy raised his head, and scrutinized Sangiorgio with his cunning eyes, those of an overrascally apostle.