apostle

• Sustantivo que designa a un defensor o promotor entusiasta y temprano de una causa, reforma o movimiento, así como a uno de los doce discípulos originales de Jesús en el cristianismo.

A noun referring to an ardent early supporter or advocate of a cause, reform, or movement.

1. Ardent supporter of a causeC1formal

   A passionate and early advocate or promoter of a particular idea, movement, or reform.

   Apóstol (figurado)

   • She was an apostle of environmental conservation long before it became mainstream.
   • He became an apostle of educational reform, tirelessly campaigning for change.
   • The writer was considered an apostle of modernism in literature.

   Sinónimosadvocatechampioncrusaderevangelistexponentmissionarypromoterproponentsupporter