apostle
noun uk/əˈpɒs.əl/ us/əˈpɑː.səl/
[ C ] formal（信仰或政治运动的）倡导者，鼓吹者，先驱
someone who strongly supports a particular belief or political movement
an apostle of world peace/liberty 世界和平／自由的倡导者
the Apostles [ plural ] 基督的十二使徒
the group of early Christians who travelled to different places telling people about Jesus Christ
Pentecost is the day the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles.
The Apostles established churches in different communities.
The Apostles learned directly from Jesus himself.
The stained glass windows show images of Jesus and the Apostles.
He considered Judas to be the most interesting of the Apostles.
See also: discipleapostle