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apostolisk.

apostolic (pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles of early Christianity or their teachings)

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Meaning & usage

adj/apʊsˈtuːlɪsk/
  1. apostolic (pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles of early Christianity or their teachings)

    apostolisk kirke
    apostoliske brev (apostelbrev)
  2. apostolic, papal (of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy)

    den apostoliske stol
  3. honorable, venerable (pertaining to the manner of the apostles and their way of being)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Latin apostolicus (“apostolic; of or pertaining to an apostle”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”). Equivalent to apostel + -isk, last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Cognate with French apostolique, Italian apostolico, Portuguese apostólico, Spanish apostólico and English apostolic.

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