as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a fervent apostle of universal health care
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as in proponents
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
a fervent apostle of universal health care
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Recent Examples of apostle
Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
And Paul depicts his own explicitly visionary encounters with a long-dead Jesus as equivalent to the earlier encounters reported by the apostles.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Copper sculptures of the apostles and evangelists, which narrowly escaped the fire, will return next year.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Every Pope Listed in Order There have been 266 popes in the history of the Catholic Church, with the first one, Peter, leader of the apostles, heading the church starting in 32 A.D.
The complete list of popes known to the church is as follows:
1.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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And who hung out quite literally with prostitutes (think Mary Magdalene), or drunken fishermen with potty mouths (think the apostle Peter), or perhaps, worst of all, Matthew, the once Roman Tax collector, turned apostle of Christ.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
And Paul depicts his own explicitly visionary encounters with a long-dead Jesus as equivalent to the earlier encounters reported by the apostles.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Copper sculptures of the apostles and evangelists, which narrowly escaped the fire, will return next year.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Every Pope Listed in Order There have been 266 popes in the history of the Catholic Church, with the first one, Peter, leader of the apostles, heading the church starting in 32 A.D.
The complete list of popes known to the church is as follows:
1.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Apostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostle. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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