Both Uses of
apostle
in
Middlemarch
- A young lady of some birth and fortune, who knelt suddenly down on a brick floor by the side of a sick laborer and prayed fervidly as if she thought herself living in the time of the Apostles—who had strange whims of fasting like a Papist, and of sitting up at night to read old theological books!†
Chpt 1
- His position is not quite like that of the Apostles: he is only a parson among parishioners whose lives he has to try and make better.†
Chpt 5 *
Definition:
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(Apostle as in: chosen by Jesus) Christianity: one of the original 12 disciples (followers) chosen by Jesus Christ to preach his gospel