"apostle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈpɑsl̩/ [General-American], /əˈpɒs(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-apostle.ogg [US] Forms: apostles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsəl Etymology: From Middle English apostle, from Old French apostle, from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”). Merged with Old English apostol, borrowing from the same Latin source. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*stel-}}, {{inh|en|enm|apostle}} Middle English apostle, {{der|en|fro|apostle}} Old French apostle, {{der|en|LL.|apostolus}} Late Latin apostolus, {{der|en|grc|ἀπόστολος||one sent forth, apostle}} Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”), {{inh|en|ang|apostol}} Old English apostol Head templates: {{en-noun}} apostle (plural apostles)
  1. A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle). Translations (missionary or leader of a mission): 𐕆𐔴𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔰𐔺𐕒 (hebiyayo) (Aghwan), رَسُول (rasūl) [masculine] (Arabic), ܫܠܝܼܚܵܐ (šlīḥā) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), առաքյալ (aṙakʻyal) (Armenian), apóstol [masculine] (Asturian), həvari (Azerbaijani), abostol [masculine] (Breton), апо́стол (apóstol) [masculine] (Bulgarian), တမန်တော် (ta.mantau) (Burmese), apòstol [masculine] (Catalan), 使徒 (shǐtú) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ (apostolos) [masculine, plural, singular] (Coptic), abostol [masculine] (Cornish), apoštol [masculine] (Czech), apostel [common-gender] (Danish), apostel [masculine] (Dutch), zendeling [masculine] (Dutch), apostel (Estonian), apostoli (Finnish), lähetyssaarnaaja (Finnish), apôtre [masculine] (French), apôtre [feminine] (French), apôtresse [feminine] (French), apuestul [masculine] (Friulian), apóstolo [masculine] (Galician), მოციქული (mocikuli) (Georgian), Apostel [masculine] (German), Apostelin [feminine] (German), Jünger (english: fig.) [masculine] (German), απόστολος (apóstolos) [masculine] (Greek), שָׁלִיחַ (shalíaẖ) [masculine] (Hebrew), שְׁלִיחָה (shliẖá) [feminine] (Hebrew), apostol (Hungarian), rasul (Indonesian), aspal [masculine] (Irish), apostolo [masculine] (Italian), 使徒 (shito) (alt: しと) (Japanese), ອັກຄະສາວົກ (ʼak kha sā wok) (Lao), pósoł [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), Apostel [masculine] (Luxembourgish), апостол (apostol) [masculine] (Macedonian), ostyl [masculine] (Manx), āpotoro (Maori), apôtre [feminine, masculine] (Norman), апостолъ (apostolŭ) [masculine] (Old Church Slavonic), apostol [masculine] (Old English), apostre [masculine] (Old French), apostle [masculine] (Old French), پیغامبر (peygamber) (Ottoman Turkish), apostoł [masculine] (Polish), apostołka [feminine] (Polish), apóstolo [masculine] (Portuguese), апо́стол (apóstol) [masculine] (Russian), abstol [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), apóstol [masculine] (Spanish), mtume [class-3, class-4] (Swahili), apostel [common-gender] (Swedish), alagad (Tagalog), อัครสาวก (Thai), havaryun (Turkish), havari (Turkish), paostolan (Volapük), apoisse [masculine] (Walloon), apôte [masculine] (Walloon), אַפּאָסטאָל (apostol) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-apostle-en-noun-eok75UeB Disambiguation of 'missionary or leader of a mission': 62 7 21 10
  2. A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
    Sense id: en-apostle-en-noun-fQAHcxT5
  3. A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Categories (topical): Christianity, People Translations (top-ranking Mormon church official): apostoli (Finnish), apôtre [masculine] (French), apôtre [feminine] (French), apóstolo [masculine] (Galician), Apostel [masculine] (German), Apostelin [feminine] (German), apóstolo [masculine] (Portuguese), apóstol [masculine] (Spanish), paostolan (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-apostle-en-noun-ISoC~cQN Disambiguation of Christianity: 14 4 58 2 4 8 10 Disambiguation of People: 17 10 42 22 0 4 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 35 7 13 20 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 3 31 6 9 15 33 Disambiguation of 'top-ranking Mormon church official': 16 6 69 8
  4. (obsolete, Cambridge slang) A person who is plucked, that is, refused an academic degree. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-apostle-en-noun-k-mgZEzS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: disciple
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: apostlebird, apostlehood, apostle mistletoe (taxonomic: Dendrophthoe vitellina), Apostles' Creed, apostleship, apostle spoon, apostless, apostolate, apostolic, apostolicity, apostolize, pseudoapostle

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈpɑsl̩/ [General-American], /əˈpɒs(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-apostle.ogg [US] Forms: apostles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsəl Etymology: See apostil. Etymology templates: {{m|en|apostil}} apostil Head templates: {{en-noun}} apostle (plural apostles)
  1. (law) A letter dismissory. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-apostle-en-noun-jGFm55LS Topics: law
  2. (law) A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-apostle-en-noun--e0niYxQ Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 3 31 6 9 15 33 Topics: law
  3. (law) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-apostle-en-noun-CXG30EVx Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 3 31 6 9 15 33 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Old French]

Forms: apostle oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], apostles [oblique, plural], apostles [nominative, singular], apostle [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|LL.|apostolus}} Late Latin apostolus, {{der|fro|grc|ἀπόστολος||one sent forth, apostle}} Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} apostle oblique singular, m (oblique plural apostles, nominative singular apostles, nominative plural apostle)
  1. apostle Synonyms: apostre
    Sense id: en-apostle-fro-noun-v4ELqK7k Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Cornish",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
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          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "lähetyssaarnaaja"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "word": "apôtre"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "apôtresse"
        },
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          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "code": "fro",
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          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "apóstolo"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mocikuli",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "მოციქული"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Apostel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Apostelin"
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          "code": "de",
          "english": "fig.",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Jünger"
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        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apóstolos",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "απόστολος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "shalíaẖ",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "שָׁלִיחַ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "shliẖá",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "שְׁלִיחָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "apostol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "rasul"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aspal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apostolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "alt": "しと",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shito",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "使徒"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "ʼak kha sā wok",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "ອັກຄະສາວົກ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Apostel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "apostol",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "апостол"
        },
        {
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ostyl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "āpotoro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apôtre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "cu",
          "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
          "roman": "apostolŭ",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "апостолъ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apostol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "peygamber",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "پیغامبر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apostoł"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 7 21 10",
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          "lang": "Polish",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "code": "xag",
      "lang": "Aghwan",
      "roman": "hebiyayo",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "𐕆𐔴𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔰𐔺𐕒"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rasūl",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "رَسُول"
    },
    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "šlīḥā",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Syriac"
      ],
      "word": "ܫܠܝܼܚܵܐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙakʻyal",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "առաքյալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apóstol"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "həvari"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abostol"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "apóstol",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "апо́стол"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ta.mantau",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "တမန်တော်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apòstol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǐtú",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "使徒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "apostolos",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abostol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apoštol"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "apostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zendeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "apostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "apostoli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "lähetyssaarnaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apôtre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apôtre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apôtresse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apostre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apostle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apuestul"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apóstolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mocikuli",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "მოციქული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Apostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Apostelin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "fig.",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jünger"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apóstolos",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "απόστολος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shalíaẖ",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שָׁלִיחַ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shliẖá",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "שְׁלִיחָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "apostol"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "rasul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aspal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apostolo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しと",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shito",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "使徒"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ʼak kha sā wok",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "ອັກຄະສາວົກ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Apostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "apostol",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "апостол"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ostyl"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "āpotoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apôtre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
      "roman": "apostolŭ",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "апостолъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apostol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "peygamber",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "پیغامبر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apostoł"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apostołka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apóstolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "apóstol",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "апо́стол"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abstol"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pósoł"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apóstol"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ],
      "word": "mtume"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "apostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "alagad"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "อัครสาวก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "havaryun"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "havari"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "paostolan"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apoisse"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apôte"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "apostol",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אַפּאָסטאָל"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "word": "apostoli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apôtre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "apôtre"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apóstolo"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Apostel"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      ],
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "apóstolo"
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      "code": "vo",
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}

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  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'apostle oblique singular or', originally 'apostle oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "apostle"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "apostle",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'apostle oblique singular or', originally 'apostle oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "apostle"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "apostle",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'apostle oblique singular or' in 'apostle oblique singular, m (oblique plural apostles, nominative singular apostles, nominative plural apostle)'",
  "path": [
    "apostle"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "apostle",
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}

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