"Apostle" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Απόστολος (Apóstolos). A rare transcription; usually transliterated as Apostolos. Categories (topical): English renderings of Greek male given names
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Noun

Forms: Apostles [plural]
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  1. (Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel. Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (any of the group of twelve disciples): 𐕆𐔴𐔱𐔼𐔺𐔰𐔺𐕒 (hebiyayo) (Aghwan), apóstull [masculine] (Albanian), apóstulli [masculine] (Albanian), ἀπόστολος (apóstolos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), رَسُول (rasūl) [masculine] (Arabic), առաքյալ (aṙakʻyal) (Armenian), həvari (Azerbaijani), apòstol [masculine] (Catalan), apoštol [masculine] (Czech), apostel [common-gender] (Danish), opetuslapsi (Finnish), apostoli (Finnish), apôtre [masculine] (French), apóstolo [masculine] (Galician), Apostel [masculine] (German), απόστολος (apóstolos) [masculine] (Greek), apostol (Hungarian), rasul (Indonesian), aspal [masculine] (Irish), елші (elşı) (Kazakh), apostolus [masculine] (Latin), pósoł [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), Muv̄ingizi Risala class 1/6 (Maore Comorian), Swahaba [class-5, class-6] (Ngazidja Comorian), پیغامبر (peygamber) (Ottoman Turkish), رسول (resul) (Ottoman Turkish), حواریون (havâriyyun) [plural, plural-only] (Persian), Apostel [masculine] (Plautdietsch), apostoł [masculine] (Polish), apóstolo [masculine] (Portuguese), апо́стол (apóstol) [masculine] (Russian), apóstol [masculine] (Spanish), mtume [class-3, class-4] (Swahili), apostel [common-gender] (Swedish), havari (Turkish), апо́стол (apóstol) [masculine] (Ukrainian), نبی (nabī) [masculine] (Urdu), رسول (rasūl) [masculine] (Urdu), رسل (rusul) [masculine, plural] (Urdu), حواری (ḥavārī) (note: in the plural form only) [masculine] (Urdu), sứ đồ [Protestantism, Christianity] (Vietnamese), tông đồ [Roman-Catholicism, Catholicism, Christianity] (Vietnamese), paostolan (Volapük), Apoisse (Walloon), apostol (Welsh)
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  2. A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve-seat Mormon administrative council. Derived forms: Apostle Islands, Apostles' Creed Translations (top-ranking Mormon): رَسُول (rasūl) (Arabic), apostoli (Finnish), apóstol (Spanish)
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        "A transliteration of the Greek male given name Απόστολος (Apóstolos). A rare transcription; usually transliterated as Apostolos."
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    "Twelve Apostles"
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