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apostle

noun

/əˈpɒsəl/

Meaning

A vigorous and pioneering advocate or supporter of a particular cause, often used for the early Christian disciples.

He became an apostle of environmental protection.

disciple, advocate, supporter, missionary, proponent

opponent, critic, adversary

Christian apostle, apostle of peace, apostle of freedom

a horse of pure and recognized breed; a person of good breeding or education

A small cut or groove on the edge or surface of something; a level or degree of achievement.

the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, or the size of something

The action or process of gradually writing off the initial cost of an asset.

a group of people, animals, or things moving together

a precious stone, typically a single crystal or piece of a hard lustrous or translucent mineral; a v...