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Noun: apostolate  u'pós-tu-lut or u'pós-tu,leyt
  1. A group or organization dedicated to spreading religious teachings or carrying out a specific mission
    "The Jesuit apostolate focuses on education and social justice"
     
  2. The mission or work of an apostle
    "St. Paul's apostolate took him throughout the Mediterranean"

Derived forms: apostolates

Encyclopedia: Apostolate