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apostolic

[ap-uh-stol-ik] / ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
evangelical
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ADJECTIVE
papal
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
sacerdotal
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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The speakers’ lineup in Tulsa will reportedly include Flynn, Clark, Eric Trump, Jackson Lahmeyer and his wife Kendra, and a veritable apostolic Lollapalooza of NAR-friendly preachers.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

A diocese statement said the case was put last week before an apostolic tribunal in Spain.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

It’s a movement that has, as its core idea, apostolic governance.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2024

Father Doug Owens, delegate to the apostolic administrator in the Diocese of Knoxville, shared news of the verdict in the criminal case “with great relief.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

On the other hand the pressure of persecution without, combined with the disappearance of creative leadership within, is visibly forcing the independent provinces of Christendom toward organic unity under the principle of apostolic authority.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner