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Apostolical :: Apostolical (a.) According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice..

Apostolicalness :: Apostolicalness (n.) Apostolicity.

Successive :: Successionist (n.) A person who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.; especially (Eccl.), one who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid..

Isapostolic :: Isapostolic (a.) Having equal, or almost equal, authority with the apostles of their teachings..

Irvingite :: Irvingite (n.) The common designation of one a sect founded by the Rev. Edward Irving (about 1830), who call themselves the Catholic Apostolic Church. They are highly ritualistic in worship, have an elaborate hierarchy of apostles, prophets, etc., and look for the speedy coming of Christ..

Apostolicism :: Apostolicism (n.) Alt. of Apostolicit.

Apostolic :: Apostolic (n.) A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.

Father :: Father (n.) One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers..

Apostolically :: Apostolically (adv.) In an apostolic manner.

Apostolic :: Apostolic (a.) Alt. of Apostolica.

Elder :: Elder (a.) A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church..

Apostolicity :: Apostolicity (n.) The state or quality of being apostolical.

Apostolical :: Apostolical (a.) Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age..

Bull :: Bull (v. i.) A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated a die Incarnationis, i. e., from the day of the Incarnation. See Apostolical brief, under Brief..

Apostolate :: Apostolate (n.) The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see..

Apostolical :: Apostolical (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.

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