Meanings
nounapostolicity (usually uncountable, plural apostolicities)
plural apostolicities
- uncountableusuallyChristianityThe quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
his Church did its best to trump Rome in apostolicity by declaring that it had been founded by the first-recruited among Christ's Apostles, Andrew.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 427
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Frenchapostolicité
- Englishapostolicity
From apostolic + -ity, after French apostolicité.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French apostolicité
- apostolicitéthe quality of being apostolic
German Apostolizität
- Apostolizitätthe quality of being apostolic
Indonesian keapostolikan
- keapostolikanthe quality of being apostolic
Italian apostolicità
- apostolicitàthe quality of being apostolic
Portuguese apostolicidade
- apostolicidadethe quality of being apostolic
Romanian apostolicitate
- apostolicitatethe quality of being apostolic
Spanish apostolicidad
- apostolicidadthe quality of being apostolic
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