Meanings
nounapostleship (countable and uncountable, plural apostleships)
plural apostleships
- countableuncountableThe position, post, or duty of being an apostle.
Origin
- Englishapostle
- Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
- Englishapostleship
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀποστολή
- ἀποστολή (apostolḗ)the position of being an apostle
French apostolat
- apostolatthe position of being an apostle
German Apostelamt
- Apostelamtthe position of being an apostle
Irish aspalacht
- aspalachtthe position of being an apostle
Polish apostolat
- apostolatthe position of being an apostle
Portuguese apostolado
- apostoladothe position of being an apostle
Romanian apostolat
- apostolatthe position of being an apostle
Spanish apostolado
- apostoladothe position of being an apostle
Swedish apostlaskap
- apostlaskapthe position of being an apostle
Cite this entry
APA
apostleship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostleship
MLA
“apostleship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostleship. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apostleship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostleship.
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