apostolisen

Apostolisen is an inflected form of the Finnish adjective apostolinen, meaning apostolic or relating to the Apostles. It is used to describe things connected with the Apostles or with apostolic tradition in Christian contexts. The form apostolisen is typically seen before a noun in genitive or other cases, as in apostolisen kirkon opetus (the teaching of the Apostolic Church) or apostolisen uskontunnustuksen (the Apostles’ Creed).

Etymology and scope: the word derives from Latin apostolicus, via Greek apostolos. In Finnish, apostolinen is a standard religious term employed across denominational writings, creeds, historical works, and theological discussions to denote continuity with the apostolic witness and teaching of the early Church. It is not a standalone noun; rather, apostolisen functions as an adjective form that modifies a following noun.

Common uses: apostolinen appears in phrases that refer to early Christian tradition and authority, such as apostolisen perinteen mukaan (according to the apostolic tradition) or in classifications like apostolisen uskontunnustuksen suuntaan (in relation to the Apostles’ Creed). It is also used to describe organizations, teachings, or practices claimed to derive from or align with the authority of the apostles, or to denote characteristics associated with Apostolic age Christianity.

See also: Apostolic Creed; apostolic succession; apostolic church. The term is primarily found in Christian religious language and is part of everyday Finnish ecclesiastical vocabulary when discussing tradition, doctrine, and church history.