equal-to-apostles

adjective

A special title given to some saints in Eastern Orthodoxy and in Byzantine Catholicism, recognizing their outstanding service in the spreading and assertion of Christianity, comparable to that of the original apostles.

Meanings

adjectiveequal-to-apostles (not comparable)
  1. not comparableChristianityA special title given to some saints in Eastern Orthodoxy and in Byzantine Catholicism, recognizing their outstanding service in the spreading and assertion of Christianity, comparable to that of the original apostles.
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