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Definition: Apostolate
Apostolate
\A*pos"to*late\, n. [L. apostolatus, fr. apostolus.
See
Apostle.]
1. The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle;
apostleship.
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Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the
apostolic see.
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