apostle

• Substantivo que designa um seguidor ou missionário cristão enviado para pregar o evangelho; em sentido figurado, um defensor ou propagandista ardente de uma causa, reforma ou movimento.

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.

   Apóstolo (fig.)

   • 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.

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