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apostolic fathers

Apostolic Fathers
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪk or ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪ kəl -ðɚ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪk or ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪ kəl -ðɚ/

Definitions of apostolic fathers words

  • noun plural apostolic fathers the Fathers of the early Church who immediately followed the Apostles 3
  • noun apostolic fathers a group of early Christian writers of the late first and early second century traditionally believed to have known some of the Apostles 3
  • noun apostolic fathers the writings attributed to them 3
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Origin of apostolic fathers

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30

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noun
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apostolic fathers popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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