(Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha. / (by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.

Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).

(medicine, dated) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke. / (medicine) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.

Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing / (dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.

(religion, Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.

(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends

(astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.

Guilty of apostasy.

A person who has renounced a religion or faith. / (Roman Catholicism) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.

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.