Acts

noun

ˈakts How to pronounce Acts (audio)
plural in form but singular in construction
Synonyms of Actsnext
: a book in the New Testament narrating the beginnings of the Christian church

called also Acts of the Apostles

see Bible Table

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Davis independently screened Naked Acts across New York before placing the film in the Black Film Center & Archive at Indiana University and leaving filmmaking behind for a career as a writer and academic. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 June 2026 As a filmmaker, her credits include the 2018 documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts and the 2002 doc The Quilts of Gee’s Bend. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 June 2026 After the Boston Tea Party, the British government cracked down on the colonies with a series of oppressive laws known as the Intolerable Acts. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 The Stonefish’s Vanishing Acts Most would assume that survival in the ocean is a matter of speed. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Acts

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First Known Use

1539, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Acts was in 1539

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Acts

ˈak(t)s How to pronounce Acts (audio)
variants or Acts of the Apostles
: a book in the New Testament narrating the beginnings of the Christian church see bible

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