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disciple

[ dih-sahy-puhl ]

noun

  1. a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower:

    a disciple of Freud.

  2. Religion.
    1. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ.
    2. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1.
    3. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
  3. any follower of Christ.
  4. Disciple, a member of the Disciples of Christ.


verb (used with object)

discipled, discipling.
  1. Archaic. to convert into a disciple.
  2. Obsolete. to teach; train.

disciple

/ dɪˈsaɪpəl; dɪˈsɪpjʊlə /

noun

  1. a follower of the doctrines of a teacher or a school of thought
  2. one of the personal followers of Christ (including his 12 apostles) during his earthly life
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈˌ󾱱, noun
  • discipular, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱··· adjective
  • 徱···󾱱 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disciple1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin discipulus, equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + -cip(ere), combining form of capere “to take” + -ulus -ule; replacing Middle English deciple, from Anglo-French de(s)ciple; replacing Old English discipul, from Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disciple1

Old English discipul, from Latin discipulus pupil, from discere to learn
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Synonym Study

See pupil 1.
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In previous years he had washed inmates' feet, mirroring what Jesus is said to have done with his disciples the night before his death.

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"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."

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Harvard's defiant response came less than a month after Columbia University cratered to the Trump administration's demands to disciple students.

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The similarities are in style - Brook has been a leading disciple of the pair's Test revolution - and in Brook's grounding too.

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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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