apostolisk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin apostolicus (“apostolic; of or pertaining to an apostle”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”). Equivalent to apostel + -isk, last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Cognate with French apostolique, Italian apostolico, Portuguese apostólico, Spanish apostólico and English apostolic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apʊsˈtuːlɪsk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪsk
- Hyphenation: a‧po‧stol‧isk
Adjective
apostolisk (neuter singular apostolisk, definite singular and plural apostoliske, comparative mer apostolisk, predicative superlative mest apostolisk, attributive superlative mest apostoliske)
- (religion, Christianity) apostolic (pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles of early Christianity or their teachings)
- 1949, Aksel Sandemose, Alice Atkinson og hennes elskere, page 41:
- de ekte bildene skaper seg selv, og de falske krever apostolisk geni
- the real images create themselves, and the false ones demand apostolic genius
- apostolisk kirke ― apostolic church
- apostoliske brev (apostelbrev) ― apostolic letters
- de apostoliske fedre ― the apostolic fathers
- apostolisk prefekt ― apostolic prefect
- den apostoliske trosbekjennelse ― the Apostles' Creed
- apostolisk vikar ― apostolic prefect (but with higher rank)
- apostolisk suksesjon ― apostolic succession
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- (Roman Catholicism) apostolic, papal (of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy)
- 1999, Elsbeth Wessel, Wien, page 121:
- apostolisk delegat og keiserlig rådgiver
- apostolic delegate and imperial adviser
- den apostoliske stol ― the papacy
- Synonym: pavelig
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- (figuratively) honorable, venerable (pertaining to the manner of the apostles and their way of being)
- 1870, Arne Garborg, Mogning og manndom I, page 2:
- i apostolisk enighed og from overbærenhed med hinandens skrøbeligheder
- in apostolic agreement and pious indulgence with each other's fragility
- 1882, Alexander L. Kielland, Skipper Worse, page 52:
- apostoliske gestalter af provster og præster
- apostolic figures of provosts and priests
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References
- “apostolisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “apostolisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “apostolisk” in Store norske leksikon
Swedish
Etymology
apostel + -isk
Adjective
apostolisk
- apostolic
Declension
| Inflection of apostolisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | apostolisk | — | — |
| Neuter singular | apostoliskt | — | — |
| Plural | apostoliska | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | apostoliske | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | apostoliske | — | — |
| All | apostoliska | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||