Noun:

1. an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform;

   "an apostle of revolution"
   

2. any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people

3. (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel

advocatev.提倡；主张n.拥护者；提倡者；律师；辩护者

supportern.支持者；拥护者；支撑物

promotern.促进者；发起人；催化剂；促进剂；启动子

championn.拥护者；冠军；优胜者；勇士vt.拥护；保卫；为 ... 而斗争

proponentn.提倡者；支持者

believern.信徒；相信者

satelliten.卫星；人造卫星

teachern.教师

disciplen.弟子；门徒；信徒

followern.追随者；狂热爱好者；模仿者；属下；[机]随动件

missionaryn.传教士adj.传教的

messengern.报信者；先兆

devoteen.爱好者；献身者；虔诚的宗教信徒

adherentn.追随者；拥护者；信徒adj.附着的；粘连的

1. I bought a book on the passing of spiritual authority from the apostles through successive popes and other bishops.
   我买了一本关于神权自使徒传至教皇及其他主教的一脉相承的书。
2. He was one of the apostles of the new culture.
   他曾是新文化的倡导者之一。