apostolisch
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch apostolisch, from Latin apostolicus. Equivalent to apostel (“apostle”) + -isch (“-ic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaː.pɔˈstoː.lis/, /ˌaː.pɔsˈtoː.lis/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: apos‧to‧lisch
- Rhymes: -oːlis
Adjective
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
| Inflection of apostolisch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- apostolisch administrator
- apostolisch prefect
- apostolisch vicaris
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
apostolisch (strong nominative masculine singular apostolischer, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of apostolisch (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “apostolisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “apostolisch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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