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Overview of adj apostolic

      »   The adj apostolic has 2 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• apostolic, Apostolical1.) Papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical -- (proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation")
  
  2.) Apostolic, apostolical -- (of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings)
  
  apostolical -- (of or Relating1.) Associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect -- (make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all")
  
  2.) Refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on -- (have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments")
  
  relating to or Deriving1.) Deriving, derivation, etymologizing -- ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)
  
  1.) Deduce, infer, deduct, derive -- (reason by deduction; establish by deduction)
  
  deriving from the Apostles1.) Apostle -- (an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution")
  
  2.) Apostle, Apostelic Father -- (any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people)
  
  Apostles or their teachings)

• papal, apostolic, Apostolical1.) Papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical -- (proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation")
  
  2.) Apostolic, apostolical -- (of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings)
  
  apostolical, pontifical -- (Proceeding1.) Proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings -- ((law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked)
  
  1.) Continue, go on, carry on, proceed -- (continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room")
  
  proceeding from or Ordered1.) Order, tell, enjoin, say -- (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed")
  
  2.) Order -- (make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage")
  
  ordered by or Subject1.) Subject, topic, theme -- (the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love")
  
  2.) Topic, subject, issue, matter -- (some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police")
  
  subject to a Pope1.) Pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
  
  2.) Pope, Alexander Pope -- (English poet and satirist (1688-1744))
  
  pope or the Papacy1.) Papacy, pontificate -- (the government of the Roman Catholic Church)
  
  papacy regarded as the Successor1.) Successor, replacement -- (a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor")
  
  2.) Successor -- (a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone)
  
  successor of the Apostles1.) Apostle -- (an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution")
  
  2.) Apostle, Apostelic Father -- (any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people)
  
  Apostles; "papal dispensation")