1. apostolic - Noun
2. apostolic - Adjective
Alt. of Apostolical
A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith. Hans Urs von Balthasar
That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact. Charles Hodge
The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all. Charles Hodge
We shall never recover the true apostolic energy, and be endued with power from on high, as the first disciples were, 'till we recover the lost faith. Horace Bushnell
The apostolic writings are of three kinds: historical, didactic, and prophetic. Philip Schaff
Three words [explain my conversion] Authority, Sacraments, Unity. Or put it another way: One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. Ulf Ekman