apostle
noun/əˈpɑsəl/
Frequency rank: #7,979 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who is the first to advocate an important belief or reform; one of the early followers sent out to spread the teachings of Jesus.
Example sentence
Paul is remembered as one of history's most influential figures, an early apostle of Christianity.
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