apostolate [
ə'pɑstl.ɪt]
n. 使徒身份, 罗马教皇的职位, 倡导地位
Apostolate \A*pos"to*late\, n. [L. apostolatus, fr. apostolus.
See {Apostle}.]
1. The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle;
apostleship.
Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. --Jer.
Taylor.
2. The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the
apostolic see.