apostolic

[ UK /ɐpəstˈɒlɪk/ ]
[ US /ˌæpəˈstɔɫɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
  2. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
    papal dispensation
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How To Use apostolic In A Sentence

  • The Church was no doubt mortally offended by the way in which the Grail stories ignored or abnegated its authority and that of the apostolic succession. The Templar Revelation
  • The church that holds the undisputable proof as the first authentical apostolic establishment with founder the apostle of the Gentiles himself. Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker
  • A private viewing was held at the apostolic palace in the Vatican.
  • He wanted to show that one could be an educated and intelligent believer without abandoning the apostolic rule of faith and life.
  • Sometimes the second reading, usually made from the Apostolic writings, had the same theme especially in Lent or Advent.
  • Hairgrips, a pencil, a bobbin, a teaspoon with an apostolic head.
  • Trusting in her intercession with Christ, who whereas He is the "one mediator of God and men" (1 Timothy ii, 5), chose to make His Mother the advocate of sinners, and the minister and mediatress of grace, as an earnest of heavenly gifts and as a token of Our paternal affection we most lovingly impart the Apostolic Blessing to you, Venerable Brethren, and to all the flock committed to your care. Latest Articles
  • In sum, the histories and the prophecies of the Old Testament and the gospels and epistles of the New Testament have had one and the same scope, to convert men to the obedience of God: 1. in Moses and the priests; 2. in the man Christ; and 3. in the Apostles and the successors to apostolical power. Leviathan
  • Opinions are divided about its excellence as an example of oratory; some finding a self-consciousness in it which is unapostolic. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne
  • The apostolic visitation is going to be too little, too late, if the bishops and priests of the Church in the United States do not recognize what has happened and undertake their grave pastoral obligation to correct the errors of these communities. Transparency, Creativity, and Heresy
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