"apostle" meaning in English

See apostle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈpɑsl̩/ [General-American], /əˈpɒs(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-apostle.ogg 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), ശ്ലീഹാ (ślīhā) (Malayalam), 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), sứ đồ [Protestantism, Christianity] (Vietnamese), tông đồ [Roman-Catholicism, Catholicism, Christianity] (Vietnamese), paostolan (Volapük), apoisse [masculine] (Walloon), apôte [masculine] (Walloon), apostol [masculine] (Welsh), אַפּאָסטאָל (apostol) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-apostle-en-noun-eok75UeB Disambiguation of 'missionary or leader of a mission': 64 7 20 9
  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)
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  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 Related terms: apostolado
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: apostlebird, apostlehood, apostle mistletoe (taxonomic: Dendrophthoe vitellina), Apostles' Creed, apostleship, apostle spoon, apostless, apostolate, apostolic, apostolicity, apostolize, pseudoapostle

Noun

IPA: /əˈpɑsl̩/ [General-American], /əˈpɒs(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-apostle.ogg Forms: apostles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsəl Etymology: See 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 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 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "apóstol",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "апо́стол"
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          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "ta.mantau",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "တမန်တော်"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "apòstol"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shǐtú",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "使徒"
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          "roman": "apostolos",
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          "word": "ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ"
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          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "word": "abostol"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "apoštol"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "apostel"
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          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "lähetyssaarnaaja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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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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          ],
          "word": "apôtre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "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",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "apostre"
        },
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          "code": "fro",
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          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "apuestul"
        },
        {
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apóstolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mocikuli",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "მოციქული"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Apostel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Apostelin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "fig.",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Jünger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apóstolos",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "απόστολος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "shalíaẖ",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "שָׁלִיחַ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "shliẖá",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "שְׁלִיחָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "apostol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "word": "rasul"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aspal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apostolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 7 20 9",
          "alt": "しと",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
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      "roman": "ślīhā",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "word": "ശ്ലീഹാ"
    },
    {
      "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": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "topics": [
        "Protestantism",
        "Christianity"
      ],
      "word": "sứ đồ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "topics": [
        "Roman-Catholicism",
        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity"
      ],
      "word": "tông đồ"
    },
    {
      "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": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "missionary or leader of a mission",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apostol"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apôtre"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apóstolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Apostel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Apostelin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apóstolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apóstol"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "top-ranking Mormon church official",
      "word": "paostolan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "apostle"
  ],
  "word": "apostle"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒsəl",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒsəl/3 syllables",
    "en:Christianity",
    "en:People"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "See apostil.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "apostles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "apostle (plural apostles)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A letter dismissory."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "letter dismissory",
          "letter dismissory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) A letter dismissory."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "note",
          "note"
        ],
        [
          "appeals court",
          "appeals court"
        ],
        [
          "appeal",
          "appeal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal."
      ],
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        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "trial court",
          "trial court"
        ],
        [
          "record",
          "record"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈpɑsl̩/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈpɒs(ə)l/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-apostle.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/14/En-us-apostle.ogg/En-us-apostle.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/En-us-apostle.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒsəl"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "apostle"
  ],
  "word": "apostle"
}

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