apostolic
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Saint Paul wrote the apostolic dictate that a new believer ought not be a leader in spiritual matters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Spanish media said the meeting would take place on Monday afternoon at the Vatican embassy in the Spanish capital, formally known as the apostolic nunciature.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
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
Diligently studying these, he learned them by heart, and arrived at the conviction that nowhere was the apostolic life observed as commanded by Christ.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
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"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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