apostolic succession

ap·os·tol·ic suc·ces·sion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ap-uh-stol-ik or ap-uh-stol-i-kuh l suh k-sesh-uh n]
- /ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪk or ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪ kəl səkˈsɛʃ ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ap-uh-stol-ik or ap-uh-stol-i-kuh l suh k-sesh-uh n]
- /ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪk or ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪ kəl səkˈsɛʃ ən/

Definitions of apostolic succession words

noun apostolic succession the doctrine that the authority of Christian bishops derives from the Apostles through an unbroken line of consecration 3
noun apostolic succession the doctrine that the religious authority and mission conferred by Jesus on Saint Peter and the other Apostles have come down through an unbroken succession of bishops 3
noun apostolic succession the unbroken line of succession beginning with the apostles and perpetuated through bishops, considered essential for orders and sacraments to be valid. 1
noun apostolic succession (Christianity) The unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages. 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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