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"APOSTLES" is a plural of: apostle. |
Date "APOSTLES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Apostles The badges or symbols of fourteen apostles. Andrew, a cross, because he was crucified on a cross shaped like the letter x. Bartholomew, a knife, because he was flayed with a knife. James the Greater, a scallop-shell, a pilgrim's staff, or a gourd bottle, because he is the patron saint of pilgrims. (See Scallop Shell.) James the Less, a fuller's pole, because he was killed by a blow on the head with a pole, dealt him by Simeon the fuller. John, a cup with a winged serpent flying out of it, in allusion to the tradition about Aristodemos, priest of Diana, who challenged John to drink a cup of poison. John made the sign of a cross on the cup, Satan like a dragon flew from it, and John then drank the cup, which was quite innocuous. Judas Iscariot, a bag, because he had the bag and "bare what was put therein" (John xii. 6). Jude, a club, because he was martyred with a club. Matthew, a hatchet or halbert, because he was slain at Nadabar with a halbert. Matthias, a battle-axe, because he was first stoned, and then beheaded with a battle-axe. Paul, a sword, because his head was cut off with a sword. The convent of La Lisha, in Spain, boasts of possessing the very instrument. Peter, a bunch of keys, because Christ gave him the "keys of the kingdom of heaven." A cock, because he went out and wept bitterly when he heard the cock crow. (Matt. xxvi. 75.) Philip, a long staff surmounted with a cross, because he suffered death by being suspended by the neck to a tall pillar. Simon, a saw, because he was sawn to death, according to tradition. Thomas, a lance because he was pierced through the body, at Meliapour, with a lance. (See Evangelists.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | APOSTLES. To manoeuvre the apostles, i.e. rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money of one man to pay another. APOSTLES. (CAMBRIDGE.) Men who are plucked, refused their degree. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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Crosswords: APOSTLES |
| English words defined with "APOSTLES": Apostles' creed, apostolic, Apostolic fathers, apostolical ♦ bishop ♦ Catholic epistles ♦ Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit ♦ Irvingite, Isapostolic ♦ Judas, Jude ♦ New Testament ♦ papal, Pentecost, Peter ♦ Saint Jude, Saint Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, Simon, Simon Peter, Simon the Canaanite, Simon the Zealot, Simon Zelotes, St Jude, St Peter, St Peter the Apostle, St Simon ♦ Thaddaeus, The disciples, The Twelve, The twelve disciples ♦ Whitsunday. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "APOSTLES": Apostles, where buried ♦ Constitutions of Clarendon ♦ Fathers of the Church ♦ MANOEUVRING THE APOSTLES ♦ Needless Prepositions ♦ Peerage of the Apostles, Point de Judas ♦ Rood-loft ♦ SEBASTIAN, Seven Churches of Asia, Shells, Simon Magus, Symbolism of Colours, Symbols of Saints. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Acts of the Apostles (1994) | |
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 | St. Cyril (Kirill)-Belozersk Monastery, Holy Gates (1523), with frescoes of Last Supper and Apostles, Kirillov, Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540. |  | Church of the Twelve Apostles, Trampas, New Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The good God is my father, the Holy Virgin is my mother, the three apostles are my brothers, the three virgins are my sisters. |
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| "APOSTLES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 94.09% of the time. "APOSTLES" is used about 237 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 94.09% | 223 | 20,178 |
| Noun (proper) | 5.06% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.84% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 237 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "APOSTLES": acts of the Apostles ♦ apostles creed ♦ the acts of the apostles ♦ the apostles. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "APOSTLES": super-apostles. | |
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| Language | Translations for "APOSTLES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 使'行傳 (Acts of the Apostles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύμβολο τησ πίστεωσ (apostles creed, creed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 十二使' (Twelve Apostles), 使'" (the Apostles), 使'行伝 (Acts of the Apostles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しとぎょうで" (Acts of the Apostles), しとたち (the Apostles), じゅうにしと (Twelve Apostles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Yn Daa Ostyl Jeig (The Twelve Apostles), Jannoo ny h-Ostyllyn (Acts of the Apostles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | apostlesay los hechos de los apóstoles (the acts of the apostles). (various references) apostlarna. (various references) yeni ahit (acts, acts of the apostles, new testament, roman), havariler tarihi (acts, acts of the apostles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 2, Verse 43 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egeneto de pash yuch foboV polla te terata kai shmeia dia twn apostolwn egineto |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fiebat autem omni animae timor multa quoque prodigia et signa per apostolos fiebant in Hierusalem et metus erat magnus in universis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Hiera gehwa wæs egan gefylld, and manige wundras and mihtige tacn wurdon þurh þa apostolos gedon. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And drede was maad to ech man. And many wondris and signes weren don bi the apostlis in Jerusalem, and greet drede was in alle. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And feare came over every soule. And many wondres and signes were shewed by the Apostles. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But fear came on every soul: and all sorts of wonders and signs were done by the Apostles. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 2, Verse 43 |
| Albanian | Dhe të gjithëve u kishte hyrë druajtja; dhe shumë shenja e mrekulli bëheshin nga dora e apostujve. |
| Cebuano | Ug ang tanang tawo giabut ug kahadlok; ug pinaagi sa mga apostoles nangahimo ang daghang mga kahibulongan ug mga ilhanan. |
| Croatian | Strahopoštovanje obuzimaše svaku dušu: apostoli su èinili mnoga èudesa i znamenja. |
| Danish | Men der kom Frygt over en hver Sjæl, og der skete mange Undere og Tegn ved Apostlene. |
| Dutch | En een vreze kwam over alle ziel; en vele wonderen en tekenen geschiedden door de apostelen. |
| Finnish | Ja jokaiselle sielulle tuli pelko; ja monta ihmettä ja tunnustekoa tapahtui apostolien kautta. |
| French | La crainte s`emparait de chacun, et il se faisait beaucoup de prodiges et de miracles par les apôtres. |
| German | Es kam auch alle Seelen Furcht an, und geschahen viel Wunder und Zeichen durch die Apostel. |
| Hungarian | Támada pedig minden lélekben félelem, és az apostolok sok csudát és jelt tesznek vala. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Banyak sekali keajaiban yang dilakukan oleh rasul-rasul itu sehingga semua orang kagum dan takut. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka datanglah ketakutan ke atas tiap-tiap orang, dan banyaklah mujizat dan tanda ajaib diadakan oleh rasul-rasul itu. |
| Italian | Un senso di timore era in tutti e prodigi e segni avvenivano per opera degli apostoli. |
| Korean | 사 람 마 다 두 워 하 " 데 사 도 " 로 인 하 여 기 사 와 표 이 많 이 나 타 나 니 |
| Maori | Tau iho ana te wehi ki nga wairua katoa; he maha hoki nga mea whakamiharo me nga tohu i meinga e nga apotoro. |
| Norwegian | Og det kom frykt over hver sjel, og mange under og tegn blev gjort ved apostlene. |
| Rumanian | Fiecare era plin de fricq, wi prin apostoli se fqceau multe minuni wi semne. |
| Shuar | Tura Yuska aentsti Túrachminian Jesusa akatramurijiai Túramiayi ni kakarmarin iniakmastaj tusa. Tuma asamtai Ashí aents nuna Wáinkiar ashamkarmiayi. |
| Swahili | Miujiza na maajabu mengi yalifanyika kwa njia ya mitume hata kila mtu akajawa na hofu. |
| Swedish | Och fruktan kom över var och en; och många under och tecken gjordes genom apostlarna. |
| Uma | Wori' anu mobaraka' pai' tanda mekoncehi to rababehi suro Pue' Yesus. Toe pai' me'eka' lia-ramo ntodea. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "APOSTLES": apostleship, apostleships. (additional references) | |
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"APOSTLES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apistle, apistles, apolste, aposlte, apostel, apostele, Aposteln, apostels, apostile, apostille, apostl, apostlye, apostole, apostoles, apsotles, Postles. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "APOSTLES" (pronounced upÄ"sulz) |
| 5 | -Ä" s u l z | fossils, microfossils. |
| 4 | -s u l z | axles, bristles, cancels, capsules, castles, councils, counsels, dismissals, hassles, hustles, missiles, morsels, muscles, mussels, nestles, parcels, pencils, pixels, rehearsals, reversals, thistles, tonsils, tussles, utensils, vassals, vessels, whistles, wrestles. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, cardinals, carnivals, carols, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, counterproposals, couples, crackles, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, handles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, mortals, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, musicals, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oodles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vegetables, vehicles, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrinkles. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-o-p-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: apostle, pastels, pelotas, petasos, postals, sapotes, solates, staples, topless. | |
-2 letters: aslope, estops, lapses, leasts, osteal, palest, palets, paseos, passel, pastel, pastes, pelota, pestos, petals, plates, pleats, posset, postal, ptoses, saleps, sapote, sepals, septal, slates, slopes, solate, spales, spates, spelts, splats, stales, stapes, staple, steals, stoles, stopes, tassel, tepals, teslas. | |
-3 letters: aloes, altos, apses. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-o-p-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: polestars, spoliates. | |
+2 letters: ectoplasms, pastorales, postulates, saprolites, scapolites, semipostal, soleplates, sporulates, telophases. | |
+3 letters: alpenstocks, apostleship, apostolates, blastopores, blastospore, captionless, deutoplasms, hospitalise, houseplants, leucoplasts, osteoplasty, outsparkles, personalist, potableness, pyrolysates, semipostals, speculators, spheroplast, sympetalous, tablespoons. | |
+4 letters: apostleships, blastospores, epistolaries, ergastoplasm, escapologist, expostulates, hospitalised, hospitalises, hospitalizes, kinetoplasts, operatorless, osteoplastic, passionately, pastoralness, personalists, personalties, photoflashes, plasterworks, poeticalness, polyanthuses, polysorbates, postulancies, prothalluses, speculations, spheroplasts, teaspoonfuls, teaspoonsful, transposable. | |
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