apostle of the gentiles

Questions about apostle of the gentiles

What does apostle of the gentiles mean?

apostle of the gentiles means "(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle".

What is another word for apostle of the gentiles?

Close synonyms include Paul, Saint Paul, St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is apostle of the gentiles a common word?

apostle of the gentiles is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.