Apostle

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noun

1. any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
• Syn:
Apostelic Father
• Derivationally related forms:
apostolic
• Hypernyms:
Christian
• Instance Hyponyms:
Luke, Saint Luke, St. Luke, Mark, Saint Mark,
St. Mark, Patrick, Saint Patrick, St. Patrick, Paul, Saint Paul,
St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle, Apostle of the Gentiles, Saul, Saul of Tarsus
2. (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
• Derivationally related forms:
apostolic, apostolical, apostleship
• Topics:
New Testament
• Hypernyms:
Christian, disciple, adherent
• Instance Hyponyms:
Andrew, Saint Andrew, St. Andrew, Saint Andrew the Apostle, James,
Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James the Apostle, John, Saint John,
St. John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, John the Divine, Judas,
Judas Iscariot, Jude, Saint Jude, St. Jude, Thaddaeus, Matthew,
Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, Levi, Peter,
Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle, Simon,
St. Simon, Simon Zelotes, Simon the Zealot, Simon the Canaanite, Thomas, Saint Thomas,
St. Thomas, doubting Thomas, Thomas the doubting Apostle

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Apostle, Apostelic Father