apostolate

a·pos·to·late

A0372300 (ə-pŏs′tə-lāt′, -lĭt)n.1. The office, duties, or mission of an apostle.2. An association of individuals for the dissemination of a religion or doctrine.
[Late Latin apostolātus, from apostolus, apostle; see apostle.]

apostolate

(əˈpɒstəlɪt; -ˌleɪt) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) the office, authority, or mission of an apostle

a•pos•to•late

(əˈpɒs tl ɪt, -ˌeɪt)

n. the mission or office of an apostle. [1635–45; < Late Latin]
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