isapostolic

adjective

is·​apostolic

(¦)īs also (¦)īz+

: equal to or contemporaneous with the apostles

—used especially of bishops consecrated by the apostles

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek isapostolos isapostolic (from Greek is- + apostolos apostle) + English -ic

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