apostolisch
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch apostolisch, from Latin apostolicus. Equivalent to apostel (“apostle”) + -isch (“-ic”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˌaː.pɔˈstoː.lis/, /ˌaː.pɔsˈtoː.lis/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: apos‧to‧lisch
- Rhymes: -oːlis
Adjective edit
apostolisch (not comparable)
- (Christianity) apostolic, pertaining to the early Christian apostles.
- (Roman Catholicism, chiefly in titles and names of institutions) apostolic, papal; related to the Pope, the senior successor of the apostles according to Roman Catholic ecclesiology.
- (chiefly Eastern Christianity) apostolic, patriarchal; pertaining to the patriarchs of the church.
- (Roman Catholicism) apostolic, missionary; pertaining to the Roman Catholic missions, the apostolate.
- (Christianity) apostolic, pertaining to certain restorationist sects claiming to represent the original apostolic church.
Inflection edit
Declension of apostolisch | ||||
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uninflected | apostolisch | |||
inflected | apostolische | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | apostolisch | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | apostolische | ||
n. sing. | apostolisch | |||
plural | apostolische | |||
definite | apostolische | |||
partitive | apostolisch |
Derived terms edit
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
apostolisch (strong nominative masculine singular apostolischer, not comparable)
Declension edit
Positive forms of apostolisch (uncomparable)
Further reading edit
- “apostolisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “apostolisch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon