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Meaning of apostolisk | Babel Free

Adjective
apʊsˈtuːlɪsk

Definitions

  1. apostolic (pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles of early Christianity or their teachings)
  2. apostolic, papal (of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy)
  3. honorable, venerable (pertaining to the manner of the apostles and their way of being)
    figuratively

Examples

“apostolisk kirke”

apostolic church

“apostoliske brev (apostelbrev)”

apostolic letters

“de apostoliske fedre”

the apostolic fathers

“apostolisk prefekt”

apostolic prefect

“den apostoliske trosbekjennelse”

the Apostles' Creed

“apostolisk vikar”

apostolic prefect (but with higher rank)

“apostolisk suksesjon”

apostolic succession

“de ekte bildene skaper seg selv, og de falske krever apostolisk geni”

the real images create themselves, and the false ones demand apostolic genius

“den apostoliske stol”

the papacy

“apostolisk delegat og keiserlig rådgiver”

apostolic delegate and imperial adviser

“i apostolisk enighed og from overbærenhed med hinandens skrøbeligheder”

in apostolic agreement and pious indulgence with each other's fragility

“apostoliske gestalter af provster og præster”

apostolic figures of provosts and priests

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