Apostle spoon
a spoon having at the end of the handle the figure of one of the 12 apostles, formerly given as a christening present.
noun
a silver spoon with a figure of one of the apostles on the handle
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apostles, the twelve the twelve men chosen by jesus to follow him and to spread the gospel after his death. they included peter, james, john, thomas, matthew, and judas iscariot (who was later replaced). paul, even though he was not one of the twelve, is generally considered an apostle because of his crucial role in […]
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any of the early followers of jesus who carried the christian message into the world. (sometimes initial capital letter) any of the original 12 disciples called by jesus to preach the gospel: simon peter, the brothers james and john, andrew, philip, bartholomew, matthew, thomas, james the son of alpheus, thaddaeus, simon the zealot, judas iscariot. […]
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the earliest period of christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.
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