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apostolate a·pos·to·late A0372300 (ə-pŏs′tə-lāt′, -lĭt)n.1. The office, duties, or mission of an apostle.2. An association of individuals for the dissemination of a religion or doctrine.
[Late Latin apostolātus, from apostolus, apostle; see apostle.]apostolate (əˈpɒstəlɪt; -ˌleɪt) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) the office, authority, or mission of an apostlea•pos•to•late (əˈpɒs tl ɪt, -ˌeɪt)
n. the mission or office of an apostle. [1635–45; < Late Latin] Translations |