ALL meanings of apostle
a·pos·tle
A a - countable noun apostle The apostles were the followers of Jesus Christ who went from place to place telling people about him and trying to persuade them to become Christians. 3
- countable noun apostle An apostle of a particular philosophy, policy, or cause is someone who strongly believes in it and works hard to promote it. 3
- noun apostle one of the 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel 3
- noun apostle any prominent Christian missionary, esp one who first converts a nation or people 3
- noun apostle an ardent early supporter of a cause, reform movement, etc 3
- noun apostle a member of a council of twelve officials appointed to administer and preside over the Church 3
- noun apostle a person sent out on a special mission 3
- noun apostle any of the twelve disciples sent out by Christ to teach the gospel: originally, Andrew, Bartholomew, James (the younger, son of Alphaeus), James (the elder) and John (sons of Zebedee), Jude (or Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus), Judas Iscariot, Matthew (or Levi), Philip, Simon the Canaanite, Simon (called Peter), and Thomas (or Didymus); Paul, the “Apostle to the Gentiles,” was not among the original twelve; Judas was replaced by Matthias 3
- noun apostle the first Christian missionary in a place 3
- noun apostle any of a group of early Christian missionaries 3
- noun apostle an early advocate or leader of a new principle or movement, esp. one aimed at reform 3
- noun apostle any of the twelve administrative officials of the Mormon Church 3
- noun apostle disciple of Jesus 1
- noun apostle Each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ. 1
- noun apostle any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world. 1
- noun apostle (sometimes initial capital letter) any of the original 12 disciples called by Jesus to preach the gospel: Simon Peter, the brothers James and John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas Iscariot. 1
- noun apostle the first or the best-known Christian missionary in any region or country. 1
- noun apostle Eastern Church. one of the 70 disciples of Jesus. 1
- noun apostle the title of the highest ecclesiastical official in certain Protestant sects. 1
- noun apostle (among the Jews of the Christian epoch) a title borne by persons sent on foreign missions. 1
- noun apostle one of the 12 administrative officials of the Mormon Church. 1
- noun apostle a pioneer of any reform movement. 1
- noun apostle Nautical. a knighthead, especially one having its top projecting and used as a bitt or bollard. 1
- noun apostle A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle). 0
- noun apostle A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief. 0
- noun apostle A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 0
- noun apostle (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (Cambridge slang) A person who is plucked, i.e. refused an academic degree. 0
- noun apostle (law) A letter dismissory. 0
- noun apostle (law) A note sent to an appeal court presenting the appeal in summary. 0
- noun apostle (law) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal. 0