Word for this week: apostle

[TotallyOz]

Here is the word for this week:

apostle

PRONUNCIATION:

(uh-POS-uhl)

MEANING:

noun: A strong supporter or pioneer of a policy, cause, or belief.

USAGE:

"Romney is the frontman and apostle of an economic revolution, in which transactions are manufactured instead of products, wealth is generated without accompanying prosperity, and Cayman Islands partnerships are lovingly erected and nurtured while American communities fall apart."

Matt Taibbi; Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital; Rolling Stone (New York); Aug 29, 2012.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek apostolos (messenger). Earliest documented use: 950.

[AdamSmith]

Taibbi is great. E.g., http://www.huffingto..._n_1894781.html

Also http://www.huffingto...=elections-2012 from whence your extraordinary quotation.

Wikipedia is lucid too on "apostle"... http://en.wikipedia....tle_(Christian)