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Apostolical
Apostolic Ap`os*tol"ic, Apostolical Ap`os*tol"ic*al, a. [L. apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.] 1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age. 2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice. 3. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal. Apostolical brief. See under Brief. Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries. Apostolic church, the Christian church; -- so called on account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order. The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem were called apostolic churches. Apostolic constitutions, directions of a nature similar to the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same authors or author. Apostolic fathers, early Christian writers, who were born in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added. Apostolic king (or majesty), a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary. Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle; specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only apostle who has successors in the apostolic office. Apostolical succession, the regular and uninterrupted transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period. --Hook.

Meaning of Apostolical from wikipedia

- Canterbury, or any bishop in America; and your baptism is as safely apostolical as any ever administered to king, prelate, or prince. And this fact will...
- Look up apostolic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Apostolic may refer to: An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: The Twelve Apostles of Jesus,...
- Apostolic Church may refer to: In the history of Christianity, the church of the Apostolic Age (1st century AD) Any apostolic see, being any episcopal...
- Christianity during the lifetimes of the twelve apostles is called the Apostolic Age. The term apostle comes from the Gr**** apóstolos (ἀπόστολος) – formed...
- An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where...
- Apostolic Fathers: Gr**** Texts and English Translations". Retrieved 21 May 2023. The translation was entitled The Genuine Epistles of the Apostolical...
- origins and theology. Ashgate Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7546-1601-6. "Apostolical constitutions". Encyclopaedic Dictionary Of Christian Antiquities. Vol...
- In Christianity, the concept of an Apostolic Throne refers to one of the historic Patriarchates that was ****ociated with a specific apostle. Not all of...
- His (Royal) Apostolic Majesty was a styled title used by the Kings of Hungary, in the sense of being latter-day apostles of Christianity. The origin of...
- The Apostolic Canons, also called Apostolic canons (Latin: Canones apostolorum, "Canons of the Apostles"), Ecclesiastical Canons of the Same Holy Apostles...