apostolado

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apostolado. Doublet of apostolate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌpɒstəˈlɑːdəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌpɑstəˈlɑdoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːdəʊ

Noun

apostolado (plural apostolados)

1. (Christianity, art) A series of portraits of the apostles, sometimes also including those of Jesus Christ or other close disciples of Christ.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: seria portretów apostołów f
• Portuguese: apostolado (pt) m
• Spanish: apostolado m

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pos.toˈla.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pos.toˈla.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.poʃ.toˈla.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pos.toˈla.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.puʃ.tuˈla.du/ [ɐ.puʃ.tuˈla.ðu]

• Hyphenation: a‧pos‧to‧la‧do

Noun

apostolado m (plural apostolados) (Christianity)

1. apostolate (group of religious apostles)
2. apostleship (the position of being an apostle)
3. (art) apostolado (series of portraits of the apostles)

Related terms

• apóstolo

Further reading

• “apostolado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “apostolado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apostoˈlado/ [a.pos.t̪oˈla.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧pos‧to‧la‧do

Noun

apostolado m (plural apostolados) (Christianity)

1. apostolate (group of religious apostles)
2. apostleship (the position of being an apostle)
3. (art) apostolado (series of portraits of the apostles)

Related terms

• apóstol

Descendants

• → English: apostolado

Further reading

• “apostolado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apostolado, from Late Latin apostolātus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔapostoˈlado/ [ʔɐ.pos.t̪oˈlaː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧pos‧to‧la‧do

Noun

apostolado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜇᜓ)

1. apostolate; apostleship

   Synonym: gawalagad

Related terms

• apostol
• apostoliko

Further reading

• “apostolado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018