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dis⋅ci⋅ple

  [di-sahy-puhl] noun, verb, -pled, -pling.
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–noun
1. Religion.
a. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ.
b. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1.
c. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
2. any follower of Christ.
3. (initial capital letter) a member of the Disciples of Christ.
4. a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower: a disciple of Freud.
–verb (used with object)
5. Archaic. to convert into a disciple.
6. Obsolete. to teach; train.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME < AF, OF < L discipulus, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + -cip(ere), comb. form of capere to take + -ulus -ule; r. ME deciple < AF de(s)ciple; r. OE discipul < L, as above

Related forms:
dis⋅ci⋅ple⋅like, adjective
dis⋅ci⋅ple⋅ship, noun

Synonyms:
4. See pupil 1 .
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dis·ci·ple   (dĭ-sī'pəl)   
n.  

    1. One who embraces and assists in spreading the teachings of another.

    2. An active adherent, as of a movement or philosophy.

  2. often Disciple One of the original followers of Jesus.

  3. Disciple A member of the Disciples of Christ.


[Middle English, from Old English discipul and from Old French desciple, both from Latin discipulus, pupil, from discere, to learn; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]
dis·ci'ple·ship' n.
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Word Origin & History

disciple 
O.E. discipul (fem. discipula), Biblical borrowing from L. discipulus "pupil," from *discipere "to grasp intellectually, analyze thoroughly," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + capere "take" (see capable).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Disciple

a scholar, sometimes applied to the followers of John the Baptist (Matt. 9:14), and of the Pharisees (22:16), but principally to the followers of Christ. A disciple of Christ is one who (1) believes his doctrine, (2) rests on his sacrifice, (3) imbibes his spirit, and (4) imitates his example (Matt. 10:24; Luke 14:26, 27, 33; John 6:69).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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