apostolic

Example Sentences

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A diocese statement said the case was put last week before an apostolic tribunal in Spain.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Prophets are therefore expected to submit to the authority of the apostolic leaders.

From Salon • May 26, 2024

Francis praised her on Sunday as a “model of apostolic fervor and audacity for us,” and he urged his listeners to overcome prejudice and fear and be close to the poor.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

It’s a movement that has, as its core idea, apostolic governance.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2024

But they are never employed before 175-180 in a way to even remotely suggest that they were then regarded as written by John, or even as apostolic in any sense.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner