apostolic succession

collocation in English

meaningsofapostolicandsuccession

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apostolic
adjective
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/ˌæp.əˈstɒl.ɪk/us
/ˌæp.əˈstɑː.lɪk/
relating to the Apostles (= the group of early Christians who travelled to different places telling people about ...
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succession
noun
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/səkˈseʃ.ən/us
/səkˈseʃ.ən/
a number of similar events or people that happen, exist, etc. after ...
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(Definition ofapostolicandsuccessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The president by virtue of his new role acknowledges his place in a democratic variant ofapostolicsuccession.
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The aura ofapostolicsuccessionlegitimated clerical authority - and freed the laity to pursue their own significant vocations.
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We know theapostolicsuccessionhas continued from that day to this.
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I think that is a position which even the most devout upholder of the doctrine ofapostolicsuccessionwould not for one moment sanction.
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There is anapostolicsuccession.
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Authority is passed down through a form ofapostolicsuccession.
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All of its clergy have been ordained (or re-ordained) into the historicapostolicsuccession.
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It preserves and protects its ownapostolicsuccession.
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Apostolicsuccessionis an important concept for many churches, especially those in the east.
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This direct succession of bishops from the apostles to the present day bishops is referred to asapostolicsuccession.
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Papal primacy is different though related toapostolicsuccessionas described here.
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Apostolicsuccessionmay also be understood as a continuity in doctrinal teaching from the time of the apostles to the present.
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However, as intensifying persecution led to the imprisonment and martyrdom of the apostles, it eventually became impossible to continue theapostolicsuccession.
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He also pointed out the concept ofapostolicsuccessionto support his arguments.
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Occasionally, a bishop inapostolicsuccessionmay validly ordain a priest, even if his church is not recognized in this category.
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This was therefore an early argument supported byapostolicsuccession.
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However, when referring toapostolicsuccession, a distinction can be drawn between a minimalist understanding and a broader understanding of the term.
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The church recognizes the biblical office of bishop but does not believe in an historical episcopate or adhere to the doctrine ofapostolicsuccession.
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This principle rejects sacerdotalism, which is the belief that there are no sacraments in the church without the services of priests ordained byapostolicsuccession.
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This caused a break of continuity inapostolicsuccession, making all further ordinations null and void.
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