apostolical

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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adjective proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
adjective of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings

"DO you believe in the apostolical succession?" inquired one of Sydney Smith. — The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings, Mark Lemon
He was a friar of the Dominicans, apostolical commissioner, inquisitor, and bachelor of theology. — A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon : For the Use of Schools and Colleges, Lord, John
"It was in my room and in Manon's presence that he delivered this apostolical harangue. — Manon Lescaut, abbé Prévost

papal, apostolic, pontifical

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