How do you use Apostolic in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like christian or disciple, plus the exact meaning.
Apostolic in a sentence
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Apostolic meaning
- Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
- According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles.
- Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
Synonyms of Apostolic
Using Apostolic
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings. | According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles. | Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
- Useful related words include: apostolical, christian, disciple, adherent.
- In the example corpus, apostolic often appears in combinations such as: the apostolic, apostolic church, apostolic succession.
Context around Apostolic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Apostolic
- In this selection, "apostolic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, new, armenian, christ, church, succession and preaching stand out and add context to how "apostolic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apostolic pentecostals are and but the apostolic constitutions does. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "apostolic" sits close to words such as adjectives, alameda and alia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with apostolic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The most meaningful apostolic succession for them, then, is a "faithful succession" of apostolic teaching. (15 words)
Rome also does not recognize the apostolic succession of those Lutheran bodies which retained Apostolic Succession. (16 words)
Apostolic Pentecostals are found worldwide in 30 denominations, including the Apostolic Church based in the United Kingdom. (17 words)
In the 1990s, Wagner left his seminary job to build what he called the New Apostolic Reformation, a networked infrastructure of modern-day apostles and prophets whom he believed would lead the 21st-century Christian church into global revival. (39 words)
Both Orange County Armenian church leaders, Father Moushegh Tashjian of St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church and Father Karekin Bedourian of Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church, led the audience in the “Lord’s Prayer,” in Santa Ana. (36 words)
The Apostolic Constitutions name his mother as Claudia (immediately after the name "Linus" in 2 Timothy 4:21 a Claudia is mentioned, but the Apostolic Constitutions does not explicitly identify that Claudia was Linus's mother). (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A naturalized Filipino, Finnemann (who was first a German) was the first Prefect Apostolic of Mindoro (now Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan) in 1936.
Both Orange County Armenian church leaders, Father Moushegh Tashjian of St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church and Father Karekin Bedourian of Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church, led the audience in the “Lord’s Prayer,” in Santa Ana.
Apostolic Pentecostals are found worldwide in 30 denominations, including the Apostolic Church based in the United Kingdom.
Irenaeus also wrote The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching (also known as Proof of the Apostolic Preaching), an Armenian copy of which was discovered in 1904.
Rome also does not recognize the apostolic succession of those Lutheran bodies which retained Apostolic Succession.
The Apostolic Constitutions name his mother as Claudia (immediately after the name "Linus" in 2 Timothy 4:21 a Claudia is mentioned, but the Apostolic Constitutions does not explicitly identify that Claudia was Linus's mother).
The most meaningful apostolic succession for them, then, is a "faithful succession" of apostolic teaching.
The Presiding Bishop has two counselors; the three together form the Presiding Bishopric. citation New Apostolic Church The New Apostolic Church (NAC) knows three classes of ministries: Deacons, Priests and Apostles.
As many of you know, “Traditionis CustodesGuardians of the Tradition”) is an apostolic letter issued by Pope Francis to all bishops of the world (“on one’s own initiative”).
He thanked Pope Francis for exercising his apostolic assignment with Ukpong’s appointment in a seamless manner, barely six months after his elevation as Archbishop.
His abduction marked the latest in a wave of kidnappings carried out against priests in the Estelí Diocese, located in the country’s northwest, where imprisoned bishop Rolando Álvarez is apostolic administrator.
I am grateful for this subtle method of evangelization that Pope Francis teaches us and am also grateful for all of the ways Jesus is teaching us to bear fruit in this apostolic age.
In the 1990s, Wagner left his seminary job to build what he called the New Apostolic Reformation, a networked infrastructure of modern-day apostles and prophets whom he believed would lead the 21st-century Christian church into global revival.
It said the bishop of Austin, Joe Vasquez, had been named as apostolic administrator of the diocese, but gave no further details.
Last August, he made a cardinal Italian missionary Giorgio Marengo, who as apostolic prefect of Ulaanbaatar is the most senior Catholic official in Mongolia.
Meanwhile, a member of the Christ Apostolic Church, IG Emmanuel noted that Christians should focus on the continuous salvation of their souls and those around them.
On Friday, September 29, 2023, no fewer than 25 choristers of the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Igan, Akure, Ondo State, were reportedly attacked and kidnapped in the Ose Local Government Area of the state.
Only then will we be able to live out our witness as part of God's one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
Pope Francis attends a welcome ceremony at the bishop’s house during his Apostolic Journey, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 1, 2023.
Pope Francis waves to the crowd after a meeting with the Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa (not pictured) at Apostolic Nunciature in Lisbon, Portugal, August 2, 2023.
Common combinations with apostolic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the apostolic 65×
- apostolic church 27×
- apostolic succession 18×
- apostolic nuncio 12×
- of apostolic 11×
- and apostolic 10×
- apostolic administrator 9×
- apostolic faith 9×
- an apostolic 8×
- new apostolic 7×