apostolate

[ uh-pos-tl-it, -eyt ]

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noun

the dignity or office of an apostle.
Roman Catholic Church.
1. the dignity and office of the pope as head of the Apostolic See.
2. the mission of bishops in their dioceses.
3. an organization of the laity devoted to the mission of the Church.

apostolate

/ -ˌleɪt; əˈpɒstəlɪt /

1635–45; < Late Latin apostolātus the office of an apostle, equivalent to Late Latin apostol ( us ) apostle + -ātus -ate ³

Not only was the apostolate Galilean,—it was plebeian, and that without a solitary exception.

Mr. Archer has been followed, and perhaps outrun, in his apostolate by other writers full of ardour and talent.

Oh perfect morals, and worthy of martyrdom or the apostolate!

The next great successor in the apostolate of this idea of the universe was Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.

It was about this period that he was favoured with the remarkable vision or dream relating to his Irish apostolate.

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