apostolic succession

Noun

countable uncountable

(Christianity) 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.

Japanese Meaning

キリスト教において、イエス・キリストの使徒たちから司教へ、また司教から司教へと、手渡しによって途切れることなく続く聖なる叙任の連続性を指す概念 / 使徒たちの直接的な教えや権威が、時代を超えて後継者である司教たちへ継承される伝統・制度

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The council debated whether apostolic succession should be a prerequisite for ordaining new bishops in the national church.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

評議会は、新しい司教を叙階するために、按手による司教叙階の途切れない連鎖（使徒から司教へ代々受け継がれてきたもの）が前提条件であるべきかどうかを議論した。

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(Christianity) 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.

apostolic successions

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