- APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION
- the theory developed by ROMAN CATHOLIC theologians that theological ORTHODOXY is preserved through an unbroken line of BISHOPS who derive their AUTHORITY from CHRIST.
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APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION
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Apostolic Succession — is the concept in Christianity that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original twelve apostles [Oskar Sommel, Rudolf Stählin Christliche Religion, Frankfurt 1960, 19] Within Catholic… … Wikipedia
Apostolic Succession — • Article claims that Apostolic succession is found in the Catholic Church and not in others Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apostolic Succession Apostolic Succession … Catholic encyclopedia
apostolic succession — n. the doctrine that the religious authority and mission conferred by Jesus on Saint Peter and the other Apostles have come down through an unbroken succession of bishops … English World dictionary
apostolic succession — Rom. Cath. Ch., Orth. Ch., Anglican Ch. the unbroken line of succession beginning with the apostles and perpetuated through bishops, considered essential for orders and sacraments to be valid. [1830 40] * * * In Christianity, the doctrine that… … Universalium
Apostolic Succession — The fundamental principle of the Christian Ministry is, that it is derived from our Blessed Lord Himself, from whom it is perpetuated by Episcopal Ordination, and just this is what is meant by Apostolic Succession. The Apostolic Succession is … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
apostolic succession — This term (from the Greek apostolos, meaning messenger, and the Latin succedere, meaning to follow ) refers to the continuous line of bishops who have succeeded to the ministry of the Apostles. Though some privileges of the Apostles,… … Glossary of theological terms
Apostolic Succession — The spiritual authority conferred by the laying on of hands in ordination of the church clergy through a lineal succession of bishops down from the apostles … Dictionary of church terms
apostolic succession — apostol′ic succes′sion n. the unbroken line of succession beginning with the apostles and perpetuated through bishops, considered essential for orders and sacraments to be valid in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox Churches •… … From formal English to slang
apostolic succession — noun : the succession or descent believed to be uninterrupted from the apostles and perpetuated by successive ordinations of bishops, held (as by Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Eastern Orthodox) to be necessary for valid administration of the… … Useful english dictionary
APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION — the derivation of episcopal power in an unbroken line from the Apostles, a qualification believed by High Churchmen to be essential to the discharge of episcopal functions and the transmission of promised divine grace … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
