APOSTELIC FATHER

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• APOSTELIC FATHER (noun)
  The noun APOSTELIC FATHER has 1 sense:

1. any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people

  Familiarity information: APOSTELIC FATHER used as a noun is very rare.

• APOSTELIC FATHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Apostelic Father; Apostle

Hypernyms ("Apostelic Father" is a kind of...):

Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)

Instance hyponyms:

Luke; Saint Luke; St. Luke ((New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel)

Mark; Saint Mark; St. Mark (Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel)

Patrick; Saint Patrick; St. Patrick (Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century)

Apostle of the Gentiles; Apostle Paul; Paul; Paul the Apostle; Saint Paul; Saul; Saul of Tarsus; St. Paul ((New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle)