How to Use apostolic in a Sentence

apostolic

adjective

• To say that would be to contradict the apostolic faith of the church.
  — WSJ, 26 July 2022
• Look, Rick Perry is a member of the new apostolic reformation.
  — Virginia Heffernan, Slate Magazine, 4 May 2017
• The prayers will be led by apostolic administrator Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, who led the diocese during the search for a new bishop.
  — Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 15 Aug. 2017
• Reached by phone, Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio, or Vatican ambassador, deferred to the statement.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2017
• Marino has been serving as apostolic nuncio to Malaysia and East Timor, and apostolic delegate to Brunei.
  — Greg Garrison | [e-mail], al, 11 Oct. 2019
• The Holy See insisted on the pope’s right to name bishops to preserve the apostolic succession that dates to Jesus’ original apostles.
  — Nicole Winfield, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018
• The Holy See insisted on the pope's right to name bishops to preserve the apostolic succession that dates to Jesus' original apostles.
  — Nicole Winfield, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2018
• In August 2015, Denton reported his rape to Apuron’s superior, the apostolic nuncio for the Pacific.
  — Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2019
• Andrew Bellisario has served as Juneau bishop since 2017 and as the apostolic administrator in Anchorage since last summer.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2020
• The contrast of styles — of music (apostolic gospel versus hip-hop) and of clothes (opulent dresses and hats and high heels versus Yolanda’s baseball cap, camouflage pants, and high-top sneakers), is ultimately a contrast of values.
  — Toby Zinman, Philly.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• Others, like Paula White, say, are associated with new apostolic reform movements or other fringe theologies.
  — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 5 Nov. 2018
• The Sethian Christians hated the apostolic authority model that other Christians followed.
  — National Geographic, 6 Mar. 2016
• Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter in 2019 that once again tightly restricted the Traditional Latin Mass, supposedly to foster unity.
  — Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
• There’s no dispute between the two churches regarding apostolic lineage or the validity of their respective sacraments; the two differ mainly in form, not doctrine—except for the main stumbling block, Catholic doctrine on papal primacy.
  — Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2014
• The first-ever apostolic journey to Moscow is also currently being discussed, should Russian authorities allow the visit.
  — Fox News, 13 July 2022
• Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the Amazon Synod, released Wednesday, is no truth-and-tradition-shredding document.
  — Tim Busch and Mary Rice Hasson, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2020
• Between Perez and predecessor, Bishop Richard Lennon, the pope appointed an apostolic administrator.
  — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2020
• Papal encyclicals and apostolic letters have addressed related subjects.
  — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 8 Sep. 2019
• This article originally stated that Amoris laetitia is a papal encyclical, rather than an apostolic exhortation.
  — Emma Green, The Atlantic, 24 May 2017
• Lennon become the archdiocese’s apostolic administrator and temporary leader.
  — Grant Segall, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2019
• Since becoming the bishop of Rome, the pontiff has published an apostolic exhortation deeply critical of unfettered capitalism, repeatedly offered vocal support for immigrants and produced an encyclical calling for action on climate change.
  — Jack Jenkins, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018
• The controversy surrounding Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia escalated last week.
  — Tyler Arnold, National Review, 30 Sep. 2017
• Such investigations, known as apostolic visitations, are rare, formal examinations of leadership that can be prompted by a wide range of possible offenses, including theological disagreements and financial mismanagement.
  — Ruth Graham, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
• The Vatican appointed a temporary apostolic administrator.
  — Haidee V Eugenio, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 30 Nov 2024