Dictionary Definition
apostolic adj
1 of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles
or their teachings [syn: apostolical]
2 proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a
pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles;
"papal dispensation" [syn: papal, apostolical, pontifical]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles,
their times, or their peculiar spirit
- an apostolical mission
- the apostolic age
- an apostolical mission
- according to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught
by the apostles
- apostolic faith or practice
Related terms
- 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.
Translations
pertaining to the apostles- Finnish: apostolinen
according to the doctrines of the apostles
- Finnish: apostolinen
References
- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Extensive Definition
Apostolic may refer to:
- The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them
- Apostolic Succession, the doctrine connecting the Church to the original Twelve Apostles
- The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of Christian writers
- The Apostolic Age, the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living
Specific to the Roman Catholic Church:
- The Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope in Vatican City
- Apostolic constitution, a public decree issued by the Pope
- Apostolic Administrator, appointed by the Pope to serve certain needy areas
- Apostolic vicariate, a territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church
- Apostolic prefect, the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church
- Apostolic chancery, a historical office charged with preparation of Papal correspondence
- Apostolic Camera, or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration
Other churches and religious movements:
- Armenian Apostolic Church, also known as the Armenian Orthodox Church, the national church of Armenia
- Apostolic Brethren, a 13th-century sect in northern Italy
- Apostolic Christian Church, an anabaptist branch of Christianity
- Catholic Apostolic Church, a millenarian religious community
- New Apostolic Church, a chiliastic church
- Oneness Pentecostalism, Apostolic Churches within the Pentecostal branch of Christianity
- Primitive Apostolic Christianity (Sabbatarian)
- Apostolic Johannite Church, a Gnostic church claiming apostolic succession
- Apostolic Catholic and Spiritual Church, An Independent Old Catholic Church of the Utrecht Succession
- Apostolic poverty, a doctrine professed in the 13th century by certain religious orders
See also
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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