apostle

English Thesaurus

1. (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel (noun.person)

hypernym	:	christian,
definition	:	a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination (noun.person)

hypernym	:	adherent, disciple,
definition	:	someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	andrew, saint andrew, saint andrew the apostle, st. andrew,
definition	:	(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	james, saint james, saint james the apostle, st. james, st. james the apostle,
definition	:	(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	john, john the divine, john the evangelist, saint john, saint john the apostle, st. john, st. john the apostle,
definition	:	(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	judas, judas iscariot,
definition	:	(New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	judas, jude, saint jude, st. jude, thaddaeus,
definition	:	(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	levi, matthew, saint matthew, saint matthew the apostle, st. matthew, st. matthew the apostle,
definition	:	(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	peter, saint peter, saint peter the apostle, simon peter, st. peter, st. peter the apostle,
definition	:	disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	simon, simon the canaanite, simon the zealot, simon zelotes, st. simon,
definition	:	one of the twelve Apostles (first century) (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	doubting thomas, saint thomas, st. thomas, thomas, thomas the doubting apostle,
definition	:	the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes (noun.person)

domain category	:	new testament,
definition	:	the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication)

2. any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people (noun.person)

hypernym	:	christian,
definition	:	a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	luke, saint luke, st. luke,
definition	:	(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	mark, saint mark, st. mark,
definition	:	Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	patrick, saint patrick, st. patrick,
definition	:	Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	apostle of the gentiles, apostle paul, paul, paul the apostle, saint paul, saul, saul of tarsus, st. paul,
definition	:	(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle (noun.person)

3. an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform (noun.person)

hypernym	:	believer, truster,
definition	:	a supporter who accepts something as true (noun.person)

4. (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel (noun.person)

derivation	:	apostleship,
definition	:	the position of apostle (noun.act)

derivation	:	apostolic, apostolical, apostolic, apostolical,
definition	:	of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings (adj.pert)

5. an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform (noun.person)

derivation	:	apostleship,
definition	:	the position of apostle (noun.act)

6. (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel (noun.person)

derivation	:	apostleship,
definition	:	the position of apostle (noun.act)

derivation	:	apostolic, apostolical, apostolic, apostolical,
definition	:	of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings (adj.pert)

7. an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform (noun.person)

derivation	:	apostleship,
definition	:	the position of apostle (noun.act)