apostle

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a·pos·tle /əˈpɒsəl $ əˈpɑː-/ noun [countable]  1. RRCone of the 12 people chosen by Jesus Christ to teach and spread the Christian religion 门徒，使徒〔耶稣基督的十二门徒之一〕2  formalBELIEVE someone who believes strongly in an idea and tries to persuade other people about it 倡导者 SYN proponentapostle of a great apostle of non-violence 非暴力的大力倡导者

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apostle• In a larger circle round the central picture are apostles and saints against a dark blue background.• James was beheaded in Jerusalem, the first apostle to be martyred.• Nehru saw himself as the central figure; the veteran of the fight against colonialism and the apostle of non-alignment.• The increase in efficiency promised by the apostles of reengineering and the apologists for the great merger wave remains invisible.• The teaching role of the bishops, as successors to the apostles, is described as a service to the whole Church.• If we look at the meaning of the word apostle, we find it simply means a person sent forth or commissioned.apostle of• an apostle of peaceOrigin apostle (900-1000) Late Latin apostolus, from Greek, “bringer of messages, apostle”, from apostellein “to send away”, from apo- ( → APOCALYPSE) + stellein “to send”

a·pos·tle nounChineseSyllable  

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apostle
a‧pos‧tle /əˈpɒsəl $ əˈpɑː-/ noun [countable]1. one of the 12 people chosen by Jesus Christ to teach and spread the Christian religion
2. formal someone who believes strongly in an idea and tries to persuade other people about it
   SYN  proponent
    apostle of
    a great apostle of non-violence

apos·tleBrE /əˈpɒsl/ 🔊NAmE /əˈpɑːsl/ 🔊 nounApostle any one of the twelve men that Christ chose to tell people about him and his teachings 宗徒，使徒（耶稣十二门徒之一）~ (of sth) (formal) a person who strongly believes in a policy or an idea and tries to make other people believe in it （政策或思想的）倡导者，鼓吹者◆an apostle of free enterprise自由企业的鼓吹者