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Noun: apostolate  u'pós-tu-lut or u'pós-tu-leyt
  1. The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship
     
  2. The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see
     
  3. A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine

Derived forms: apostolates

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