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- Apostle abstract "An apostle, from Classical Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos), meaning \"one who is sent away\", is a messenger and ambassador. The purpose of such \"sending away\" is to convey messages, and thus \"messenger\" is a common alternative translation. The term may be used metaphorically in various contexts, but is mostly found used specifically for early associates of the founder of a religion, who were important in spreading his teachings. The word in this sense derives from New Testament Greek and was used for the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus, as well as a wider group of Early Christian figures including Paul. Some other religions use the term for comparable figures in their history. The adjective \"apostolic\" is claimed as a continuing characteristic by many Christian churches, and so used far more widely, as in the Apostolic See as the official name for the Roman Catholic Papacy.".