apostolic succession (English, noun)
expansion: apostolic succession (countable and uncountable, plural apostolic successions)
Senses:
topics: Christianity
glosses: The unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: apostolic successions
tags: plural