单词 | apostolic succession |
释义 | apostolic successionnoun Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Anglican Church.the unbroken line of succession beginning with the apostles and perpetuated through bishops, considered essential for orders and sacraments to be valid. Origin of apostolic successionFirst recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby apostolic successionapostolic age, Apostolic Church, apostolic delegate, Apostolic Fathers, Apostolic See, apostolic succession, Apostolos, apostrophe, apostrophize, apothecaries' measure, apothecaries' weight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for apostolic successionApostolic succession nounthe doctrine that the authority of Christian bishops derives from the Apostles through an unbroken line of consecration Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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