apostolate

n. 使徒身份, 罗马教皇的职位, 倡导地位

词形变化

apostolates 复数 apostolates

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.

  2. 2.

    A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine.

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus. By surface analysis, apostle + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). Doublet of apostolado.

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