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apostle: (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel; any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people; an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"

Paul collapse: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"; United States feminist (1885-1977)

Father collapse: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"; a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"; `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military; a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"

proselyte collapse: a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism

bishop collapse: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color; port wine mulled with oranges and cloves; a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ

deacon collapse: a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders; a Protestant layman who assists the minister

evangelist collapse: a preacher of the Christian gospel; (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

teacher collapse: a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"; a person whose occupation is teaching

priest collapse: a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders; a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

disciple collapse: someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

saint collapse: person of exceptional holiness; a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

follower collapse: a person who accepts the leadership of another; someone who travels behind or pursues another

patriarch collapse: a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself; any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race; the male head of family or tribe; title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

convert collapse: a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief; change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"; change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"; change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"; change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"; cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"; make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"; score (a spare); complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"; score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won"

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