apostólico
Portuguese, adjective/a.posˈtɔ.li.ku/
apostólico is spelled A-P-O-S-T-Ó-L-I-C-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,796th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apostólico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “apostolic (pertaining to the apostles and their doctrines)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a apóstolo”.
What does apostólico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
apostolic (pertaining to the apostles and their doctrines)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a apóstolo 2. atrelado a ou representante da Santa Sé ou do Papa; papal
noun: 1. o Papa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apostólico
- apostólica feminine
- apostólicos masculine plural
- apostólicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apostólico?
- Brazil /a.posˈtɔ.li.ku/
- /a.poʃˈtɔ.li.ku/
- Portugal /ɐ.puʃˈtɔ.li.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apostólico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apostólico in Portuguese?
apostólico appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).