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apostolate Definition

apos·to·late (ə pästə lit, -lāt′)

noun

the office, duties, or period of activity of an apostle

Etymology: ME apostolat < LL(Ec) apostolatus < apostolus: see apostle

apostolate Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • laity: Properly understood and lived, the diaconate should surely therefore be a leaven for the apostolate of the laity.
  • prayer: The sea-girt island was his enclosure, the broad woods his cloister, the wide world the object of his apostolate of prayer.

Converse of object

  • have: For this reason, each one will have an apostolate either collaborating with others in the community or individually.
  • lie: They showed remarkable dedication to the lay apostolate in the Church and foreshadowed the collaborative ministry that is much spoken of nowadays.

Adjective modifier

  • personal: Personal apostolate Personal testimony is always the most important apostolate in Opus Dei.
  • social: My work in the social apostolate is mainly concerned with academic reflection.
  • intellectual: The most effective response is to tackle the problem at its root, which implies an intellectual apostolate.
  • important: Continue, dear Jesuits, this important apostolate, keeping the spirit of your Founder unchanged.
  • fruitful: Faith has always found a particularly fruitful apostolate among the young.
  • active: Today as sisters with an active apostolate, we perpetuate this tradition by maintaining a fervent life in common.

Preposition: in

  • world: A vocation to Opus Dei is a specific vocation within this call to holiness and apostolate in the world.