isapostolic

isapostolic: \(|)īs also (|)īz+\ adjective
Etymology: Late Greek isapostolos isapostolic (from Greek is- + apostolos apostle) + English -ic — more at apostle

: equal to or contemporaneous with the apostles — used especially of bishops consecrated by the apostles

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Isapostolic — Is*ap os*tol ic, a. [Gr. ?.] Having equal, or almost equal, authority with the apostles of their teachings … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
isapostolic — adjective having equivalent, or almost equivalent, authority with the apostles of their teachings. Nemanja became an isapostolic ruler, who was then able to introduce Christianity into his country … Wiktionary
isapostolic — is·apostolic … English syllables

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