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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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Image Image Throughout, Bob, as his American friends still call him, or Roberto, as his Spanish and Italian ones do, has remained consistently low-key, a gray man in a world of outsized personalities cloaked in sumptuous scarlet cassocks, an earnest admin of the apostles.
—Mitra Taj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Like those of other popes, Francis' ring has an image of St. Peter the apostle and Francis' own name.
—George Petras, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The pilgrimage to honor St. James, one of Christ’s apostles, whose tomb was believed to have been found in northwestern Spain, became popular in the early 12th century.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
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Apostolic churches believe in modern day apostles and prophets, or those who claim to communicate directly with God and receive gifts of the Holy Spirit.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Image Image Throughout, Bob, as his American friends still call him, or Roberto, as his Spanish and Italian ones do, has remained consistently low-key, a gray man in a world of outsized personalities cloaked in sumptuous scarlet cassocks, an earnest admin of the apostles.
—Mitra Taj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Like those of other popes, Francis' ring has an image of St. Peter the apostle and Francis' own name.
—George Petras, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The pilgrimage to honor St. James, one of Christ’s apostles, whose tomb was believed to have been found in northwestern Spain, became popular in the early 12th century.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Apostle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostle. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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