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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesapostolique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: apostolique
"Le nonce apostolique a visité la paroisse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to the apostles, their times, or their teachings.
"The church claims apostolic succession from Saint Peter." - 2
Relating to the Pope as the successor of Peter.
"The delegation received an apostolic blessing."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: via Old French and ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apostolikos, from apostolos 'apostle'.
10 Global Lexicons: How "apostolic" is said worldwide
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apostolique
Transliteration: apostolique
"Le nonce apostolique a visité la paroisse."
apostolisch
Transliteration: apostolisch
"Sie betonen die apostolische Tradition."
apostolico
Transliteration: apostolico
"Il palazzo apostolico si trova in Vaticano."
apostólico
Transliteration: apostolico
"El nuncio apostólico presentó sus credenciales."
apostólico
Transliteration: apostolico
"A carta apostólica foi lida na catedral."
प्रे-षितक
Transliteration: preshitak
Script: प्रेषितक
"यह गिरजाघर प्रेषितक परंपरा का पालन करता है।"
使徒的
Transliteration: shǐtú de
"这是一封来自罗马的使徒信函。"
사도의
Transliteration: sadoui
"그들은 사도적 전통을 유지하고 있습니다."
使徒の
Transliteration: shito no
"それは使徒継承の重要な教義です。"
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