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单词 pseudo-apostle
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Definition of pseudo-apostle in English:

pseudo-apostle

noun ˈs(j)uːdəʊˌəpɒsl
rare
  • A false or pretended apostle.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Reginald Pecock (c1392–?1459), bishop of Chichester and religious author. From pseudo- + apostle, after post-classical Latin pseudoapostolus false apostle (Vulgate), also pseudapostolus (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψευδαπόστολος (New Testament: 2 Corinthians 11:13).

 
 

Definition of pseudo-apostle in US English:

pseudo-apostle

nounˈs(j)uːdəʊˌəpɒsl
rare
  • A false or pretended apostle.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Reginald Pecock (c1392–?1459), bishop of Chichester and religious author. From pseudo- + apostle, after post-classical Latin pseudoapostolus false apostle (Vulgate), also pseudapostolus (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψευδαπόστολος (New Testament: 2 Corinthians 11:13).

 
 
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