# apostolate

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #77,418

## Definitions
1. The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
2. A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus. By surface analysis, apostle + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). Doublet of apostolado.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/apostolate