apostolicity
Definitions
The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
Equivalents
5 more languages
Suomiapostolisuus
Bahasa Indonesiakeapostolikan
Italianoapostolicità
Portuguêsapostolicidade
Românăapostolicitate
Examples
“his Church did its best to trump Rome in apostolicity by declaring that it had been founded by the first-recruited among Christ's Apostles, Andrew.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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