Modifies a noun

• hermeneutics: Beale's volume is a valuable resource for many major articles on apostolic hermeneutics.

• exhortation: However, the context of the apostolic exhortation is always the grace of God.

• succession: Apostolic Succession, which is the burden of the book, is the special subject of the second chapter.

• preaching: In the book of Acts you have the apostolic preaching of the cross.

• authorship: And for Matthew's Gospel the claim of apostolic authorship was made.

• zeal: To you, dear Brother Bishops, I commend this Year, confident that you will welcome my invitation with full apostolic zeal.

Modifying Another Word

• truly: This is the only Church which is truly apostolic.

• not: Pet. was seen to be tainted with the Docetic heresy, and the Shepherd was not apostolic.

Noun used with modifier

• vicar: VICAR APOSTOLIC: A titular bishop who rules a vicariate apostolic or missionary district as delegate of the papacy.