apostolate

English

Etymology

From apostle.

Noun

apostolate (plural apostolates)

1. The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
2. A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine.

Translations

office, or responsibilities of an apostle

• French: apostolat (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Apostolat m or n, Apostelamt n

group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine

• Cornish: abesteleth m
• Esperanto: apostolaro
• German: Apostolat m or n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: apostolat (pl) m
• Portuguese: apostolado (pt) m
• Tagalog: gawalagad