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apostle (enc)

Apostle

Noun1.apostle - an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"
believer, truster - a supporter who accepts something as true
2.Apostle - any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
Luke, Saint Luke, St. Luke - (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
Saint Mark, St. Mark, Mark - Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
Patrick, Saint Patrick, St. Patrick - Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
Apostle of the Gentiles, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul, Saul of Tarsus, St. Paul, Saul, Paul - (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
3.Apostle - (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other Epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Andrew, Saint Andrew, Saint Andrew the Apostle, St. Andrew - (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
Saint James, Saint James the Apostle, St. James, St. James the Apostle, James - (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
John the Divine, John the Evangelist, Saint John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John, St. John the Apostle, John - (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
Judas Iscariot, Judas - (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver
Judas, Jude, Saint Jude, St. Jude, Thaddaeus - (New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
Levi, Matthew, Saint Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, St. Matthew, St. Matthew the Apostle - (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
Peter, Saint Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, St. Peter, St. Peter the Apostle - disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
Simon, Simon the Canaanite, Simon the Zealot, Simon Zelotes, St. Simon - one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
doubting Thomas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, Thomas the doubting Apostle, Thomas - the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes

 

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