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disciple
[ dih-sahy-puhl ]
noun
- a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower:
a disciple of Freud.
- Religion.
- one of the 12 personal followers of Christ.
- one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1.
- any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- any follower of Christ.
- Disciple, a member of the Disciples of Christ.
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to convert into a disciple.
- Obsolete. to teach; train.
disciple
/ dɪˈsaɪpəl; dɪˈsɪpjʊlə /
noun
- a follower of the doctrines of a teacher or a school of thought
- one of the personal followers of Christ (including his 12 apostles) during his earthly life
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈˌ, noun
- discipular, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 徱··· adjective
- 徱··· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of disciple1
Word History and Origins
Origin of disciple1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In previous years he had washed inmates' feet, mirroring what Jesus is said to have done with his disciples the night before his death.
"With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God."
Harvard's defiant response came less than a month after Columbia University cratered to the Trump administration's demands to disciple students.
The similarities are in style - Brook has been a leading disciple of the pair's Test revolution - and in Brook's grounding too.
Rather, they were penned anonymously decades after his death, likely by disciples of his teachings who’d never actually met him but wanted to spread the word.
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