apostolize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To convert; to proselytize. archaic
    — In the year 1835, the Holy Synod thought it necessary to apostolize a little in the district of Wiatka, and to convert the Tcheremisses (heathens) to the right faith.
  2. To make sacred or apostolic.
    — So he learns to "apostolize" the tying of a parcel or the washing of a dish, by offering that trivial action as an expression of his love.

词形变化

apostolizes present,singular,third-person apostolizing participle,present apostolized participle,past apostolized past apostolise alternative

词源

From apostle + -ize.
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