Decadent vs Apostle - What's the difference?
decadent | apostle |
Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
* - The Decline and Fall of the American Empire (1992)
Luxuriously self-indulgent.
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A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
A person who is plucked, i.e. refused an academic degree.
(legal) A letter dismissory.
(legal) A note sent to an appeal court presenting the appeal in summary.
(legal) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal.
As an adjective decadent
is decadent.As a noun apostle is
one of the group of twelve disciples chosen by jesus to preach and spread the gospel.As a proper noun apostle is
a rare transcription of the greek male given name'' ''(usually transliterated as apostolos) .decadent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.
- Surgery in an opera? How wonderfully decadent ! And just as I was beginning to lose interest!