Definitions for apostle
apostle
a·pos·tle
Spelling: [uh-pos-uh l]
IPA: /əˈpɒs əl/
Apostle is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 342 anagrams from letters in apostle (aelopst).
Definitions for apostle
noun
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any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) any of the original 12 disciples called by Jesus to preach the gospel: Simon Peter, the brothers James and John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas Iscariot.
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the first or the best-known Christian missionary in any region or country.
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Eastern Church. one of the 70 disciples of Jesus.
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the title of the highest ecclesiastical official in certain Protestant sects.
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(among the Jews of the Christian epoch) a title borne by persons sent on foreign missions.
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one of the 12 administrative officials of the Mormon Church.
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a pioneer of any reform movement.
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Nautical. a knighthead, especially one having its top projecting and used as a bitt or bollard.
Origin of apostle
before 950; Middle English, variant of apostel, apostol, Old English apostol (compare Old Frisian apostol, Old High German apostol(o), German Apostel) Late Latin apostolus Greek apóstolos lit