apostolate

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

apostolaat

apostelschap

Synoniemen

apostleship

apostolic

evangelization

Vertalingen

apostolato

apostolat

apostolado

apostolado

evangelizzazione

Etymologie (Engels)

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