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apostle

a·pos·tle [ ə póss'l ] (plural a·pos·tles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. promoter of idea or cause: somebody who tries to persuade others to share an idea or cause
an apostle of free trade

2. prominent Christian missionary: a prominent Christian missionary, especially one who is responsible for first converting a people

3. Mormon official: a member of the 12-person administrative council of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

[Pre-12th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin apostolus< Greek apostolos "somebody sent out" < stellein "send"]

a·pos·tle·ship noun
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