apostolic是什么意思？

apostolic

英[ˌæpəˈstɒlɪk] 美[ˌæpəˈstɑlɪk]

• adj. 使徒的；

例句

• He put in for me, with a zeal that was quite apostolic. 他还替我祷告了呢, 虔诚得就跟个圣徒一样.
• He saw his vocation as one of prayer and apostolic work. 他认为从事祷告和门徒的工作是他的使命。
• He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Minsk by Pope John Paul II. 他被教皇约翰·保罗二世任命为明斯克区的宗座署理。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  （基督教）教宗的；（尤指）教皇的
  Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
  例句
  He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Minsk by Pope John Paul II. 他被教皇约翰·保罗二世任命为明斯克区的宗座署理。
• ADJ
  （基督）门徒的，使徒的，教义的
  Apostolic means belonging or relating to the early followers of Christ and to their teaching.
  例句
  He saw his vocation as one of prayer and apostolic work. 他认为从事祷告和门徒的工作是他的使命。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
  2. proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles;
  "papal dispensation"