(n.) Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel.
(n.) The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance.
(n.) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts.
Example Sentences:
(1) They are dismissed as the work of liberal interferers and apostles of the nanny state.
(2) He became a member of the legendary Cambridge Apostles.
(3) 7.31pm GMT He blesses them in the name of the apostles and the saints.
(4) "I have felt like St Peter with the Apostles in the boat on the Sea of Galilee: the Lord has given us many days of sunshine and gentle breeze, days in which the catch has been abundant; [then] there have been times when the seas were rough and the wind against us … and the Lord seemed to be sleeping," he said.
(5) Mother Mary Clare Millea, the superior general of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who headed the investigation, broke down briefly when she reached the passage of her prepared statement in which she thanked the cardinal and his deputy “for responding to us with sensitivity, respect and clarity”.
(6) The ceremony has been traditionally limited to men because all of Jesus' apostles were male.
(7) Conrad von Soest depicted an apostle in reading glasses in the Niederwildungen Altarpiece in 1403, and there are mentions of the use of eyeglasses dating back to antiquity.
(8) The apostles of apartheid saw him as dangerously subversive; his friends took him to be hopelessly naive.
(9) Among other things, we asked them to identify the first book of the New Testament from a choice of Matthew, Genesis, Acts of the Apostles, Psalms, "Don't know" and "Prefer not to say".
(10) The pope travelled to the Casal del Marmo prison on Rome's outskirts for the traditional mass, which commemorates Jesus's gesture of humility towards his apostles the night before he died.
(11) When the apostle tries to fill an existential emptiness in his heart by accumulating material goods, not because he needs them but because he’ll feel more secure.” 14) Forming closed circles that seek to be stronger than the whole.
(12) If King, an apostle of non-violence and advocate for the poorest of the poor, were alive today, what would he make of President Obama's careless-with-life drone assassinations, his bullying of journalists and whistleblowers, his assent to slashing Social Security via his Scrooge-like "deficit commission"?
(13) Ken Russell , who has died aged 84, was so often called rude names – the wild man of British cinema, the apostle of excess, the oldest angry young man in the business – that he gave up denying it all quite early in his career.
(14) It continues to be split between globalisers, liberal interventionists and pro-Europeans, and the Blue Labour apostles of localism and disengagement.
(15) The patron saint of the British Industrial Revolution was Francis Bacon, the great Elizabethan philosopher and crusading apostle for science.
(16) Despite the fact the F1 commission and strategy group meetings in Geneva were largely a fudge, with a final decision on the most important changes postponed for another two months, Ecclestone, the F1 chief executive, said: “I think now I’m a bit more confident we are going to see some good racing.” Even Paul the Apostle did not change this quickly.
(17) His doctoral dissertation (1837) was the first monograph on tenotomy ever published, and he became the apostle of this operation for the correction of skeletal deformity secondary to neuromuscular disease.
(18) I saw seven hours of Mark Watson’s first 24-hour show and that seemed to kick- start, or be part of, an exciting shift towards comedy as an event – in that case an endurance event, although it seemed to free Mark (and everyone else) up, so he became some mad seer with a band of apostles.
(19) The apostles have conducted a 30-year global experiment, and the results are now in.
(20) The buyers at Debenhams reassure top brass: “We are working with Playboy to perfect the Easter Playboy Bunny look – perfect for Campari-fuelled nights out in this exciting post-feminist era.” Are you hiding an apostle?
Judas
Definition:
(n.) The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
(a.) Treacherous; betraying.
Example Sentences:
(1) A spokesman for Russian president Vladimir Putin has called her a “Judas”.
(2) London's future-soul act Jungle are new at No 7, with another big chart entry for the classic metal act Judas Priest.
(3) Then there's a MacMillan triple bill ( Concerto, The Judas Tree and Elite Syncopations ) from 23 March to 16 April 2010.
(4) Yet the fact remains that, since he left the Liberty Stadium in 2009, a section of the Swansea fans have branded him "El Judas" and City's 3-2 win in May pushed his Wigan side to the relegation trapdoor.
(5) He heard the boos and the goading battle cries: "No Surrender to the IRA", "Judas!
(6) "He made a marvellous image," Hockney admitted yesterday - in trademark matching red slippers and braces - as he unveiled his portrait of Freud at the Annely Juda gallery in London.
(7) As a foundation stone of that particular hall of the many-mansioned Dylan legend, the incident ranks second only to the enraged fan's cry of "Judas!"
(8) Photograph: Juda Ngwenya Mandela used the time in prison for rigorous self-examination, not just in a personal sense but examination of the political goals and vision that were driving him and the ANC.
(9) The so-called “big four” took the metal mentality of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and made it harder and faster, while creating a hirsute, hedonistic ying to the straight-edge yang of early hardcore, which was taking shape in southern California at the same time.
(10) The British leg of the tour included Mel C as Mary Magdalene and Tim Minchin as Judas.
(11) He once allegedly used the floor of parliament to tell Australia's second prime minister, Alfred Deakin, that "at least Judas had the decency to hang himself!"
(12) In a defining moment of Tropicália (and not long after Bob Dylan was called "Judas" for forsaking his acoustic guitar), Veloso, aged 25, with big hair and a bright orange turtleneck, was booed by leftwing students on live TV for singing Alegria, Alegria (Joy, Joy) to the backing of an Argentinian rock-band.
(13) When Bob Dylan went electric, he was infamously met with cries of “Judas” from wounded fans.
(14) When Campbell did eventually leave Spurs for rivals Arsenal, nine years later, he was labelled a "Judas".
(15) Becki's Judas kiss on Michelle BB5 New housemate Becki (left) had to kiss a housemate's cheek to indicate to Big Brother her choice for automatic eviction.
(16) The musical dramatises Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, the unrest caused by his preaching and popularity, his betrayal by Judas, the trial before Pilate and his ultimate crucifixion.
(17) Page became deputy prime minister in a coalition with the United Australia Party (UAP), which was led by Labor’s own Judas-du-jour, Joseph Lyons.
(18) The gang that became MS-13 was originally an informal collection of teenage civil war refugees and metal-heads who borrowed their devil-horns hand sign from Judas Priest.
(19) Aside from the punk icon, the cast also includes *NSYNC's JC Chasez as Pontius Pilate, Destiny Child 's Michelle Williams as Mary Magdalene and Incubus frontman and long time fan, Brandon Boyd, who has been cast as Judas Iscariot.
(20) It was to star Lydon as King Herod, Williams as Mary Magdalene, Brandon Boyd of Incubus as Judas and JC Chasez of 'N Sync as Pontius Pilate.