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apostle/əˈpɒs(ə)l/n. 1a (作 Apostle) each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ 使徒(指耶稣基督的十二门徒) b any of a number of early Christian teachers ranked with these, esp. St Paul 早期基督教传教士(尤指圣保罗) c the first successful Christian missionary in a country or to a people (在某一国或某一民族的)第一个传教士 2 a leader or outstanding figure, esp. of a reform movement (尤指改革运动的)领导者，倡导者；杰出人物 apostle of temperance 戒酒运动的倡导者 3 a messenger or representative 信使，代表 □ apostleship n.[Old English apostol via ecclesiastical Latin apostolus from Greek apostolos ‘messenger’ (as APO-, stellō ‘send forth’)] |