Apostle
An apostle (), in its literal sense, is an emissary, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (''apóstolos''), literally "one who is sent off", from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (''apostéllein''), "to send off". The purpose of such sending ...
, an anglicization of the Greek ''ἀπόστολος'' (''apóstolos''), refers to a messenger or ambassador.
Apostle may also refer to:
Religion
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Apostles in the New Testament
In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were the primary disciples of Jesus according to the New Testament. During the life and mi ...
, the primary apostles of Jesus Christ
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Apostle (Latter Day Saints)
In the Latter Day Saint movement, an apostle is a "special witness of the name of Jesus Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others." In many Latter Day Saint churches, an apostle is a priesthood office of high authority w ...
, a position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Chief Apostle The Chief Apostle is the highest minister in the New Apostolic Church, and has existed since 1896.
History
The term "Chief Apostle" was first used officially to describe Jesus Christ in the New Covenant Scriptures, Book of Hebrews, Chapter 3, vers ...
, highest minister in the New Apostolic Church
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Seventy disciples
The seventy disciples or seventy-two disciples, known in the Eastern Christian traditions as the seventy apostles or seventy-two apostles, were early emissaries of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. The correct Greek terminology is evdomik ...
, also known as the Seventy Apostles by the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Apostles (Manichaeism)
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Apostle (Islam), Islamic prophet or messenger
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Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, nineteen early followers of Bahá'u'lláh
Entertainment
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The Apostle
''The Apostle'' is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role. John Beasley, Farrah Fawcett, Walton Goggins, Billy Bob Thornton, June Carter Cash, Miranda Richardson, and Billy Joe Shaver also a ...
'', a 1997 film directed by and starring Robert Duvall
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''The Apostle'' (novel), a spy novel by Brad Thor
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''The Apostles'' (film), a 2014 Chinese film
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El Apóstol
''El Apóstol'' ( English: ''The Apostle'') is a 1917 lost Argentine animated film using cutout animation. Italian-Argentine immigrants Quirino Cristiani and Federico Valle directed and produced, respectively. Historians consider it the world's ...
'', the world's oldest animated feature film, 1917
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Apostle (production company)
Apostle is a New York-based production company specializing in television production created by stand-up comedian and actor Denis Leary and his business partner Jim Serpico. Apostle created the hit TV series '' Rescue Me'' about a post-9/11 FDNY c ...
, a television production company founded by Jim Serpico and Denis Leary
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The Apostles, a 1960s British rock band later known as The Snobs
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The Apostles (band), a punk rock band from the 1980s
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''The Apostles'' (Elgar), a 1903 choral work by Edward Elgar
* The 7 Apostles, characters from the ''
Chrono Crusade
''Chrono Crusade'', originally known in Japan as , due to a typo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in ''Comic Dragon'', then a special issue of the ''Drago ...
'' manga series
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''Apostle'' (film), a 2018 period horror film directed by Gareth Evans
Other uses
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Apostle Islands
The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Ba ...
, in Lake Superior
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Apostle plant
''Trimezia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to the warmer parts of southern Mexico, Central America, South America, Florida, and the West Indies. ''Trimezia'' is placed in the tribe Trimezieae. The division of ...
, the plant genus ''Neomarica'', which closely resemble irises
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Cambridge Apostles
The Cambridge Apostles (also known as '' Conversazione Society'') is an intellectual society at the University of Cambridge founded in 1820 by George Tomlinson, a Cambridge student who became the first Bishop of Gibraltar.W. C. Lubenow, ''The ...
, a secret society at the University of Cambridge
See also
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Apostol (disambiguation)
Apostol may refer to:
People
Apostol is an East European name and name element derived from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος "apostle", and therefore found mainly in Christian societies and cultures.
Given name
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Apostolic (disambiguation)
Apostolic may refer to:
The Apostles
An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission:
*The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles
*Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...
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Apostolic Age
Christianity in the 1st century covers the formative history of Christianity from the start of the ministry of Jesus (–29 AD) to the death of the last of the Twelve Apostles () and is thus also known as the Apostolic Age. Early Christianity ...
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Apostolos (disambiguation) Apostolos may refer to:
* The Apostolos (Eastern Orthodox liturgy), a book containing texts traditionally believed to be authored by one of the twelve apostles (disciples) – various epistles and the ''Acts of the Apostles'' – from which one is ...
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Apostle of Mercy (disambiguation)
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Twelve Apostles (disambiguation)
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