Synonyms for apostle
əˈpɒs əlapos·tle

Princeton's WordNet

1. apostlenoun

   an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

   "an apostle of revolution"

2. Apostle, Apostelic Fathernoun

   any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people

3. Apostlenoun

   (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel

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1. • Christian
   • Believer
   • Disciple

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1. apostlenoun

   Synonyms:
   messenger, missionary

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1. List of paraphrases for "apostle":

   disciple

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1. Stephen Colbert:

   Now usually for me to talk about a news story on this show, especially a tragic one, it has to be something that everybody's already talking about... But this story is different, because this is the conversation everyone should be having, i would cite Stephen Colbert to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13 to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained the government for his purposes.

2. John Piper:

   The Apostle Paul is probably writing to be read by government officials as well as by the church in Rome, the Apostle Paul knows that this letter will find its way into Caesar's household and into the hands of the civil authorities. The Apostle Paul wants them to understand two truths. One is that Christians are not out to overthrow the empire politically by claiming Jesus, and not Caesar, is Lord.

3. George Christoph Lichtenberg:

   A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can not expect an apostle to peer out.

4. Phil Robertson:

   No regrets at all – none, i just went on. I never called AE and said, ‘What are you doing?’ I never said a word when they came to visit me about 10 days after this all went down. I said, ‘Guys, did y’all ever hear from me with some kind of irate phone call? ‘Cause you were firing me?’ They said, ‘Mr. Robertson, you never said a word.’ … I quoted a Bible verse that dealt with homosexual behavior. I just quoted the Bible verse that God had written through Paul the Apostle by the power of the Holy Spirit… I didn’t dream it off the top of my head. It didn’t go any further than that.

5. Mike Huckabee:

   I ’m not going to try and suggest that Donald Trump is in any way the reincarnation of the Apostle Paul, but Donald Trump’s been very open to not only dialogue with – but listen to and understand where many people in the faith community are coming from.