| 词汇 | apostle |
| 释义 | apostle noun uk /əˈpɒs.əl/ us /əˈpɑː.səl/ [ C ]formal someone who strongly supports a particular belief or political movement: （信仰或政治运动的）倡导者，鼓吹者，先驱 an apostle of world peace/liberty世界和平／自由的倡导者 the Apostles[ plural ] the group of early Christians who travelled to different places telling people about Jesus Christ: 基督的十二使徒 Pentecost is the day the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles. Supporters, members & defenders advocate allyship anti-evolution anti-evolutionary anti-evolutionist apologist booster card-carrying member custodian defender exponent natalist non-member non-membership patron patroness pro-natalist protagonist recruit surrogate Related wordapostolic apostle | American Dictionaryapostle noun[ C ] us/əˈpɑs·əl/ any of the twelve men whom Jesus Christ chose to teach other people about Christianity, or someone who strongly supports a particular belief or political movement Examples of apostleapostle Given the dangers facing the nation, the fictional diarist argued, it would be best to expel all ' apostles ' of foreign religions and international social doctrines. The last chapters concern categories of saints : the apostles, evangelists, martyrs, confessors, virgins, and a final chapter on the dedication of churches. I shall not pursue my inquiries as to which schools the apostles of that policy emerged from. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does she believe that they are apostles of sweetness and light? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reduction of our defences is the only suggestion which has emanated from the apostles of retrenchment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He seemed to take the view that it was all the responsibility of the apostles of class warfare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the apostles had adopted that tone, the early church would never have got off the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard some of the apostles of concentrated assistance today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that we shall find such a person among the depleted ranks of the apostles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No declaration of the public will is to be expressed, unless it is sanctioned by the apostles of these fads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not strange that the apostles of private enterprise scream out when their principles are applied? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I see that it is spoken of by some of its apostles as the first general strike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we heard the apostles of competition insisting that the publicly-owned industries should not be a charge on the taxpayer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You may say all this is self-evident, but the gospel of abstention has been preached by three notable apostles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Bishops were the direct link from the apostles and had the responsibility to represent that same faith to the contemporary world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of apostle These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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