apostolate

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
2. A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine.

Sinonieme

apostleship

apostolic

evangelization

Vertalings

apostolato

apostolat

apostolaat

apostelschap

evangelizzazione

apostolado

apostolado

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus. By surface analysis, apostle + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). Doublet of apostolado.