a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
"The Acts records how the early church grew after Jesus ascended into heaven."
plural of act
"The committee reviewed all three acts passed by the legislature last year."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of act
"She acts quickly when she sees an emergency."
In plain English: To act is to do something on purpose instead of just thinking about it.
"The manager acts quickly to solve any problems that arise."
Clipping of Acts of the Apostles.
"The priest carefully folded the ancient vellum, which contained a collection of early Christian acts."