- (a.) According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.
- (a.) Pertaining to an apostle or to the apostles, their times or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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