apostle
English
/əˈpɑsl̩/, /əˈpɒs(ə)l/
noun
Definitions
- A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
- A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
- A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- (obsolete) A person who is plucked, that is, refused an academic degree.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French apostle derived from Latin apostolus derived from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (one sent forth, apostle, messenger, ambassador, one who is sent, envoy, Apostle) inherited from Old English apostol.
Origin
Old English
apostol
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apostlebird English
- apostlehood English
- apostleship English
- apostolize English
- bird English
- apostolatus Latin
- apostolus Latin
- pseudapostolus Latin
- pseudoapostolus Latin
- apostol Hungarian
- apostolo Italian
- apóstol Spanish, Castilian
- ψευδαπόστολος Ancient Greek
- ἀπόστολος Ancient Greek
- apostel Norwegian Bokmål
- apostel Norwegian Nynorsk
- apostol Old English
- postuli Old Norse
- apoštol Czech
- apostle Old French
- apostre Old French
- apostol Serbo-Croatian
- apòstol Catalan, Valencian
- apostol Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- απόστολος Greek (modern)
- abostol Welsh
- apostel Middle Dutch
- apostolo Old High German
- apstal Old Irish
- apôtre Norman
- Apostel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- apostolo Old Portuguese
- апостол Macedonian
- apóstol Asturian
- apostol Old Occitan
- abostol Breton
- abostol Cornish
- aipôtre Bourguignon