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apostolic - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'apostolic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Apostolic [ a.]
- Alt. of Apostolical
2 . Apostolic [ n.]
- A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.

Meaning of 'apostolic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . apostolic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
Example in sentence:
  • papal dispensation