sub-apostolicadj.
/ˌsʌbapəˈstɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˌsəbæpəˈstɑlɪk/ Church History.
Designating or belonging to the period immediately following that of the Apostles. Cf. post-apostolic adj. at post- prefix 2a(b)(iv)(2).
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primitive1664
sub-apostolic1823
1823 T. Pruen Analogical & Pop. View Church I. Contents p. xviii The sub-apostolic episcopacy.
1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. iv. 296 Stray relics surviving from the apostolic or subapostolic age.
1915 Irish Church Q. 8 78 He has quoted in English at some length the text of apposite passages from Sub-Apostolic writings.
1951 Church Hist. 20 11 In the Christian literature of the sub-apostolic age and in the Ante-Nicene Fathers..the angelic worship has its firmly established place.
2002 Church Times 12 July 17/2 The next stage would look at the role of women in the sub-apostolic and later Church.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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