apostolic
a . 使徒的;使徒时代的
使徒的;使徒时代的
apostolic adj 1 :
of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings [
synonym : {
apostolic }, {
apostolical }]
2 :
proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles ; "
papal dispensation " [
synonym : {
papal }, {
apostolic }, {
apostolical },
{
pontifical }]
Apostolic \
Ap `
os *
tol "
ic \,
n . [
L .
apostolicus .] (
Eccl .
Hist .)
A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles .
[
1913 Webster ]
Apostolic \
Ap `
os *
tol "
ic \,
Apostolical \
Ap `
os *
tol "
ic *
al \,
a . [
L .
apostolicus ,
Gr . ?:
cf .
F .
apostolique .]
1 .
Pertaining to an apostle ,
or to the apostles ,
their times ,
or their peculiar spirit ;
as ,
an apostolical mission ;
the apostolic age .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
According to the doctrines of the apostles ;
delivered or taught by the apostles ;
as ,
apostolic faith or practice .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy ;
papal .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Apostolical brief }.
See under {
Brief }.
{
Apostolic canons },
a collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians ,
and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries .
{
Apostolic church },
the Christian church ; --
so called on account of its apostolic foundation ,
doctrine ,
and order .
The churches of Rome ,
Alexandria ,
Antioch ,
and Jerusalem were called apostolic churches .
{
Apostolic constitutions },
directions of a nature similar to the apostolic canons ,
and perhaps compiled by the same authors or author .
{
Apostolic fathers },
early Christian writers ,
who were born in the first century ,
and thus touched on the age of the apostles .
They were Polycarp ,
Clement ,
Ignatius ,
and Hermas ;
to these Barnabas has sometimes been added .
{
Apostolic king } (
or {
majesty }),
a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St .
Stephen ,
the founder of the royal line .
It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary .
{
Apostolic see },
a see founded and governed by an apostle ;
specifically ,
the Church of Rome ; --
so called because ,
in the Roman Catholic belief ,
the pope is the successor of St .
Peter ,
the prince of the apostles ,
and the only apostle who has successors in the apostolic office .
{
Apostolical succession },
the regular and uninterrupted transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period .
--
Hook .
[
1913 Webster ]
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "
apostolic ":
Biblical ,
Gospel ,
Mosaic ,
New -
Testament ,
Old -
Testament ,
apocalyptic ,
canonical ,
evangelic ,
evangelistic ,
gospel ,
inspired ,
papal ,
papish ,
papist ,
papistic ,
pontifical ,
popish ,
prophetic ,
revealed ,
revelational ,
scriptural ,
textual ,
textuary ,
theopneustic
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料: