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| a·pos·tle [ ə póss'l ] (plural a·pos·tles) |
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1. promoter of idea or cause: somebody who tries to persuade others to share an idea or cause
  an apostle of free trade
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2. prominent Christian missionary: a prominent Christian missionary, especially one who is responsible for first converting a people
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3. Mormon official: a member of the 12-person administrative council of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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| [Pre-12th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin apostolus< Greek apostolos "somebody sent out" < stellein "send"] |
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| a·pos·tle·ship noun |
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