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
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
To be accepted, even among the orthodox, some name of apostolic weight must be attached to it, as we see in the case of the two Epistles of Peter and those of James and Jude.
From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner
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"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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