Antonyms for apostolic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ap-uh-stol-ik or ap-uh-stol-i-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪk or ˌæp əˈstɒl ɪ kəl |
Definition of apostolic
Origin :- early 15c., from French apostolique or directly from Church Latin apostolicus, from Greek apostolikos, from apostolos (see apostle). Apostolical also is early 15c.
- As in theological : adj religious, concerning a god-centered philosophy
- As in evangelical : adj fundamentalist
- As in papal : adj pertaining to the pope
- As in sacerdotal : adj religious
- As in clerical : adj concerning clergy
Synonyms for apostolic
- apostolic
- canonical
- Christian
- churchly
- cleric
- clerical
- deistic
- divine
- doctrinal
- ecclesiastic
- ecclesiastical
- episcopal
- evangelic
- holy
- metaphysical
- ministerial
- monastic
- monkish
- orthodox
- papal
- papistic
- parsonical
- parsonish
- pastoral
- pious
- pontifical
- prelatic
- priestly
- rabbinical
- religious
- sacerdotal
- sacred
- scriptural
- theistic
- theocratical
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