Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - apostle
Apostle
apostle
n. 1 (Apostle) a any of the chosen twelve sent out to preach the Christian Gospel. b the first successful Christian missionary in a country or to a people. 2 a leader or outstanding figure, esp. of a reform movement (apostle of temperance). 3 a messenger or representative. Phrases and idioms apostle-bird any of various Australian birds, forming flocks of about a dozen. Apostles' Creed an early form of the Christian creed, ascribed to the Apostles. Derivatives apostleship n. Etymology: OE apostol f. eccl.L apostolus f. Gk apostolos messenger (as APO-, stello send forth)
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Old English; Anglo-French ~ & Old English apostol, both from Late Latin apostolus, from Greek apostolos, from apostellein to send away, from apo+ stellein to send Date: before 12th century one sent on a mission: as, one of an authoritative New Testament group sent out to preach the gospel and made up especially of Christ's 12 original disciples and Paul, the first prominent Christian missionary to a region or group, 2. a person who initiates a great moral reform or who first advocates an important belief or system, an ardent supporter ; adherent, the highest ecclesiastical official in some church organizations, one of a Mormon administrative council of 12 men, ~ship noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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