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We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy.
Dorothy Day

Meaning of "apostolate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APOSTOLATE

apostolate  [əˈpɒstəlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOSTOLATE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Apostolate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APOSTOLATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apostolates

An Apostolate is a Catholic organization devoted to the mission of the Catholic Church. In more general usage, an apostolate is an association of persons dedicated to the propagation of a religion or a doctrine. The word apostolate comes from the greek word apostello, which means to "send forth" or "to dispatch". The Christian origin of the word comes from the twelve apostles who were selected by Christ who had a "special vocation, a formal appointment of the Lord to a determined office, with connected authority and duties". An apostolate can be a Christian organization made up of the Catholic laity or of a specific Catholic order...

Definition of apostolate in the English dictionary

The definition of apostolate in the dictionary is the office, authority, or mission of an apostle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOSTOLATE


alveolate
ælˈvɪəlɪt
amygdalate
əˈmɪɡdəlɪt
chocolate
ˈtʃɒkəlɪt
ciliolate
ˈsɪlɪəlɪt
coverlet
ˈkʌvəlɪt
craterlet
ˈkreɪtəlɪt
deerlet
ˈdɪəlɪt
desolate
ˈdɛsəlɪt
devilet
ˈdɛvəlɪt
disconsolate
dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt
ebracteolate
iːˈbræktɪəlɪt
inviolate
ɪnˈvaɪəlɪt
oblanceolate
ɒbˈlɑːnsɪəlɪt
osselet
ˈɒsəlɪt
pistolet
ˈpɪstəlɪt
subulate
ˈsuːbjəlɪt
ultraviolet
ˌʌltrəˈvaɪəlɪt
urceolate
ˈɜːsɪəlɪt
vacuolate
ˈvækjʊəlɪt
violet
ˈvaɪəlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOSTOLATE

apostatical
apostatise
apostatize
apostil
apostille
apostle
apostle bird
apostle spoon
Apostles´ Creed
apostleship
apostolic
apostolic delegate
Apostolic Fathers
Apostolic See
Apostolic succession
apostolical
apostolically
apostolicism
apostolicity
apostolize

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOSTOLATE

cholate
cyclopentolate
dark chocolate
death by chocolate
dessert chocolate
drinking chocolate
extrapolate
folate
hot chocolate
immolate
interpolate
isolate
lanceolate
late
milk chocolate
percolate
phenolate
plain chocolate
prolate
solate
violate

Synonyms and antonyms of apostolate in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «apostolate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APOSTOLATE

Find out the translation of apostolate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apostolate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apostolate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使徒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apostolado
570 millions of speakers

English

apostolate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

apostolate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرسولي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

апостольства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apostolado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধর্মপ্রচারকের কাজ বা পদ বা দায়িত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apostolat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rasul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Apostolat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

使徒会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사도직
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apostolate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tông đồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருத்தூதுப்பணியின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Apostolate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

apostollük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apostolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apostolstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

апостольства
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apostolat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποστολικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

apostolaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apostolate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apostolat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apostolate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOSTOLATE»

The term «apostolate» is normally little used and occupies the 108.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOSTOLATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apostolate

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QUOTES WITH «APOSTOLATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word apostolate.
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Dorothy Day
We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOSTOLATE»

Discover the use of apostolate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apostolate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soul of the Apostolate
"And now, my dear Son, if you desire that God should bless your apostolate and make it fruitful . . . I recommend this book to you".-----Pope Saint Pius X
Jean-Baptiste Chautard, 1992
2
Ministry Or Apostolate?: What Should the Catholic Laity be ...
Ministry is something directed to the service of the Church and its members, while apostolate is directed to serving and evangelizing the world. Ministry is "for the sake of [the] growth and life" of the ecclesial community; apostolate is for the ...
Russell Shaw, 2002
3
Apostolate and Martyrdom of St. Thomas
Reconstruction of the history of the apostolate and martyrdom of St. Thomas.
V. C. George, 1969
4
Bartholomew de Las Casas; His Life, Apostolate, and Writings
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Francis Augustus Macnutt, 2008
5
Paul the Convert: The Apostolate and Apostasy of Saul the ...
In this revisionist work, Segal maintains that Paul's life can be better understood by taking his Jewishness seriously, and that Jewish history can be greatly illuminated by examining Paul's writings". . . . a blockbuster of a book about ...
Alan F. Segal, 1990
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History of Don Bosco's Early Apostolate
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
G. Bonetti, 2008
7
New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
juridic affairs, not only in a trial involving the cathedral or episcopal temporalities. 137 Fostering of Apostolate Canon 394 — §1. A bishop is to foster various forms of the apostolate in the diocese and is to take care that in the entire diocese or in  ...
John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green, 2000
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Doing Ministry in the Igbo Context: Towards an Emerging ...
Relationship of the Laity and other People of God in the Apostolate: In Apostolicam Actuositatem, the council sets the order to be observed in the lay apostolate. First and foremost, it said, the lay apostolate should not be seen as a separate ...
Cajetan E. Ebuziem, 2011
9
Consecrated Life in Bantu Africa
an inculturated religious life, in accordance with the decree Ad gentes§18 (see Potissimum Institutioni §91).494 Young Candidates to Religious Life and the Vocations Apostolate Let us begin to unravel this issue with aquotation from Proposal ...
Vicente Carlos Kiaziku, 2007
10
St. John of the Cross: An Appreciation
knit community of hermits (common in the East) with an occasional, informal apostolate. Although they were contemplatives, they saw that an apostolate was a normal and legitimate overflow from their life of prayer. Any works were permitted ...
Daniel A. Dombrowski, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOSTOLATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apostolate is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Catholic priest is not a soothsayer - Archbishop Kaigama
The Archbishop urged the new priests to be guided by truth, honour, industry and service in the course of their apostolate. (Catholic News ... «Vatican Radio, Jul 15»
2
A long road to priesthood in later life for South Jersey father
There are nearly 3,500 parishes across the country without a resident priest, according to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
Church Youth Care for Needy
Last Sunday, the youth washed cars at church as their monthly activity mainly to raise funds to help the needy as well their youth apostolate. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
'Laudato sì' coming soon in Urdu, with the help of Muslims
For their "ecological" apostolate already active in schools across the country, the missionaries want to increase cooperation with the Islamic ... «AsiaNews.it, Jul 15»
5
SISTERS of the HOLY VESTMENTS - Vestments to be worn by Pope …
The main apostolate of the convent is prayer, and so the nuns combine their work on the papal vestments with the Divine Office. They work from ... «Catholic Online, Jul 15»
6
Growing alarm over Francis encyclical Laudato Si'
... Most Reverend Father, so that during the time of Your Apostolate, all of the monstrosity of this vice be destroyed and the state of the Church, ... «Lifesite, Jul 15»
7
'In Defense of Christians' group calls for “direct aid” to Middle East …
Kristina Olney, director of government relations and outreach for In Defense of Christians, speaks to members of the National Apostolate of ... «Lebanese Examiner, Jul 15»
8
Why choose celibacy? Joseph Prever, a gay Catholic, speaks out
Courage: The Rev. Paul Check is the executive director of the Roman Catholic apostolate Courage. The pro-chastity ministry serves the needs ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
9
Study: Americans are becoming less Christian, more secular
Georgetown University's Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, which tracks American Catholicism, puts the U.S. adult Catholic ... «ABC Action News, Jul 15»
10
Constance Markievicz: experiences of a woman patrol (1915)
After independence, a concerted effort was made by the Free State government and the Legion of Mary (a Catholic lay apostolate) to close the ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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