Apostle of the Gentiles
- proper noun
- Formal
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apóstol de los gentiles
- Saint Paul is often called the Apostle of the Gentiles because of his missionary work among non-Jews.
Examples
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The title Apostle of the Gentiles highlights Paul's role in spreading Christianity beyond Jewish communities.
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In his letters, the Apostle of the Gentiles addresses early Christian churches across the Roman Empire.
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Saint Paul is known as the Apostle of the Gentiles.
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Did you know that Apostle of the Gentiles wrote many letters?
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Saint Paul is often called the Apostle of the Gentiles because of his missionary work among non-Jews.
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In his letters, the Apostle of the Gentiles addresses early Christian churches across the Roman Empire.
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The title Apostle of the Gentiles highlights Paul's role in spreading Christianity beyond Jewish communities.
Synonyms
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3.0
A Christian leader in the New Testament who taught many people and wrote letters to churches
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6.1
The original name of Paul, a Christian leader
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A Christian missionary who spread Christianity across the Roman world and wrote letters in the New Testament
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A Christian leader who taught non-Jewish people and wrote letters to early churches
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3.6
A Christian leader who taught people about Jesus and wrote letters in the New Testament
A Christian leader from long ago who wrote many letters in the New Testament
The original name of Paul the Apostle, an early Christian missionary and writer
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'apostle' (Christian missionary/teacher) combined with 'of the gentiles' (of non-Jews) yields an apostle who works among or represents non-Jews. This noun + of-phrase title is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the phrase's sense (although identifying the historical referent Saint Paul requires extra cultural knowledge).
Etymology
Apostle of the Gentiles comes from calling Paul a special messenger: apostle means a chosen messenger and Gentiles means 'non-Jews'. So the phrase means Paul was the main Christian teacher to people who were not Jewish.