Apostles were sent out by Christ to spread his teachings. 基督派基督十二使徒之一宣传他的教义。
I bought a book on the passing of spiritual authority from the apostles through successive popes and other bishops. 我买了一本关于神权自使徒传至教皇及其他主教的一脉相承的书。
He was one of the apostles of the new culture. 他曾是新文化的倡导者之一。
apostle
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an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
<noun.person> an apostle of revolution
any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
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(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
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Apostle \A*pos"tle\, n. [OE. apostle, apostel, postle, AS. apostol, L. apostolus, fr. Gr. ? messenger, one sent forth or away, fr. ? to send off or away; ? from + ? to send; akin to G. stellen to set, E. stall: cf. F. ap[^o]tre, Of. apostre, apostle, apostele, apostole.] 1. Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel.
He called unto him his disciples, and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. --Luke vi. 13.
Note: The title of apostle is also applied to others, who, though not of the number of the Twelve, yet were equal with them in office and dignity; as, ``Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ.'' --1 Cor. i. 1. In --Heb. iii. 1, the name is given to Christ himself, as having been sent from heaven to publish the gospel. In the primitive church, other ministers were called apostles --(Rom. xvi. 7).
2. The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance.
3. (Civ. & Admiralty Law) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts. --Wharton. Burrill.
{Apostles' creed}, a creed of unknown origin, which was formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth century, and some assert that it can be found in the writings of Ambrose in the fourth century.
{Apostle spoon} (Antiq.), a spoon of silver, with the handle terminating in the figure of an apostle. One or more were offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the godchild. --B. Jonson.
"Brilliant orchestration," "dramatic characterizations," "lifelike plot," etc.the German opera apostle could hardly restrain his enthusiasm for Auber's "La Muette de Portici" performed in 1828 in front of an equally dazed Parisian audience.
Church President Ezra Taft Benson recently appointed the next-most-senior apostle, Howard W. Hunter, as acting president of the Twelve.
The National Association of Manufacturers, no free-trade apostle, put out a study this week showing that the recession would be twice as bad without the export rush.
Mr. Ephlin was the UAW's most noted apostle of cooperation with the auto makers, and hundreds of top auto executives attended a retirement dinner for him last spring.
He has far surpassed Pope Paul VI, who became known as the "apostle on the move" in nine overseas journeys between 1964-70. John Paul is on his 41st trip.
The trip took him by St. Paul's Bay, where Maltese say the apostle was shipwrecked in the year 60 and founded the first Christian community on the island.
There was considerable discussion of social issues in last night's debate, with Mr. Dukakis charging that his rival is an "apostle of the status quo" and Mr. Bush again painting the Massachusetts governor as a leftist.
He has lavished as much attention on the strikingly white, fairy-tale horse as on the apostle.
A Mormon Church apostle on Saturday apologized for the leadership's human frailties, brought on by old age, but issued a call for obedience to church decrees.