Apostolic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings

proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbɪnˌaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpɒstˈɒlɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpɒstˈɒlɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbɪnˌaɪl/.

Examples

papal dispensation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pontifical apostolical papal

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
adjective	proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles “papal dispensation”

Word Forms

Apostle	noun	any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
pope	noun	the head of the Roman Catholic Church
pontiff	noun	the head of the Roman Catholic Church

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

apostolisch

von den Aposteln oder ihren Lehren, beziehen sich auf sie oder sind von ihnen abgeleitet

🇫🇷French

apostolique

de ou se rapportant à ou dérivant des Apôtres ou de leurs enseignements

🇪🇸Spanish

apostólico

de o relacionado con o derivado de los Apóstoles o sus enseñanzas

🇮🇹Italian

apostolico

di o relativi o derivanti dagli Apostoli o dai loro insegnamenti

🇳🇱Dutch

apostolisch

van of gerelateerd aan of afgeleid van de apostelen of hun leringen

🇵🇹Portuguese

apostólico

de, relacionado ou derivado dos apóstolos ou de seus ensinamentos

🇷🇺Russian

апостольский

относящихся к Апостолам или их учениям или происходящих от них

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देवदूत-संबंधी

या प्रेरितों या उनकी शिक्षाओं से संबंधित या उनसे प्राप्त किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রেরিত

প্রেরিতদের বা তাদের শিক্ষার সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা থেকে উদ্ভূত

🇮🇳Tamil

அப்போஸ்தலிக்க

அப்போஸ்தலர்கள் அல்லது அவர்களின் போதனைகளுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது பெறப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అపోస్టోలిక్

అపొస్తలులు లేదా వారి బోధనల నుండి లేదా సంబంధించినది లేదా ఉద్భవించింది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रेषित

प्रेषित किंवा त्यांच्या शिकवणींबद्दल किंवा त्यांच्याशी संबंधित किंवा व्युत्पन्न

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધર્મપ્રચારક

પ્રેરિતો અથવા તેમના ઉપદેશોથી અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત અથવા મેળવેલા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧರ್ಮಪ್ರಚಾರಕ

ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರು ಅಥವಾ ಅವರ ಬೋಧನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪಡೆದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപ്പസ്തോലിക

അപ്പോസ്തലന്മാരുമായോ അവരുടെ പഠിപ്പിക്കലുകളുമായോ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ അതിൽ നിന്നോ ഉരുത്തിരിഞ്ഞത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸੂਲ

ਰਸੂਲਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਿੱਖਿਆਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

رسولی

یا رسولوں یا ان کی تعلیمات سے متعلق یا ان سے اخذ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

使徒的

使徒或其教义的或与之相关的或源自使徒或其教义的

🇯🇵Japanese

使徒的な

使徒またはその教えの、使徒またはその教えに関する、またはそれらに由来する

🇰🇷Korean

사도적

사도들 또는 그들의 가르침과 관련되거나 파생되거나 파생됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tông đồ

của, liên quan đến hoặc bắt nguồn từ các Tông đồ hoặc lời dạy của họ

🇹🇭Thai

อัครสาวก

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือมาจากอัครสาวกหรือคำสอนของพวกเขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

apostolik

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau berasal dari para Rasul atau ajaran mereka

🇵🇭Filipino

apostoliko

ng o nauugnay sa o nagmula sa mga Apostol o sa kanilang mga turo

🇲🇾Malay

kerasulan

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau berasal daripada para Rasul atau ajaran mereka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرسولية

من أو المتعلقة أو المستمدة من الرسل أو تعاليمهم

🇮🇷Persian

رسولی

مربوط به رسولان یا تعالیم آنها یا مربوط به آنها است

🇹🇷Turkish

havarisel

Havarilere veya onların öğretilerine ait veya bunlarla ilgili veya onlardan türeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

שליחים

של השליחים או תורתם או הנובעים מהם

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