apostle

«apostle» in Mova's school dictionary: one of the twelve men Jesus chose to be his closest… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an apostle, apostles; the Apostles)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) An apostle is one of the twelve men Jesus chose to be his closest followers and send out to spread his teaching, such as Peter, James and John; Paul is also called an apostle. tree →

2) An apostle is a strong supporter who spreads a new idea, as in "an apostle of clean energy". tree →

sense in the lessons

In RE, the Apostles spread Christianity after Pentecost; the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible tells their story. The Apostles' Creed is a short statement of Christian belief. Phrases: the twelve apostles, the Apostles' Creed, the Acts of the Apostles, an apostle of something.

examples

• Peter was one of the twelve apostles. tree →
• The apostles travelled far to tell people about Jesus. tree →
• Paul wrote many letters to churches and is called an apostle. tree →
• We said the Apostles' Creed in assembly. tree →
• The Twelve Apostles are also tall rocks on the coast of Australia. tree →
• She is an apostle of recycling and nags everyone to do it. tree →

note

Countable: an apostle (use "an"). The t is silent: say "uh-POS-ul". Adjective apostolic. Disciples are followers; apostles are those "sent out".

In the corpora

• Australia's Twelve Apostles are limestone stacks that are slowly collapsing as the sea erodes them.
• The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are short statements of belief said together in church.
• Catholics see the Pope as the successor of the apostle Peter; other churches do not accept his authority.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «apostle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.