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dis·ci·ple

Audio Help [di-sahy-puh

l] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -pled, -pling.

–noun

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 pupil¹.

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dis·ci·ple Audio Help (dĭ-sī'pəl) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. One who embraces and assists in spreading the teachings of another.
2. An active adherent, as of a movement or philosophy.
often Disciple One of the original followers of Jesus.
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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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).

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disciple
noun
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

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disciple [diˈsaipl] noun

a person who believes in the teaching of another, especially one of the original followers of Christ
Example: Jesus and his twelve disciples.

Arabic:	تِلْميذ (من تلامِذَة المَسيح)
Chinese (Simplified):	门徒
Chinese (Traditional):	門徒
Czech:	učedník
Danish:	discipel; tilhænger
Dutch:	discipel
Estonian:	jünger
Finnish:	opetuslapsi
French:	disciple
German:	der Jünger, der Schüler
Greek:	οπαδός, μαθητής
Hungarian:	tanítvány
Icelandic:	lærisveinn
Indonesian:	pengikut, murid
Italian:	discepolo

Japanese:	弟子
Korean:	제자, 신도, 그리스도의 제자
Latvian:	māceklis; sekotājs
Lithuanian:	mokinys, pasekėjas, apaštalas
Norwegian:	disippel, læresvein
Polish:	apostoł, uczeń
Portuguese (Brazil):	discípulo
Portuguese (Portugal):	discípulo
Romanian:	discipol
Russian:	апостол
Slovak:	nasledovník, žiak, apoštol
Slovenian:	učenec
Spanish:	discípulo
Swedish:	lärjunge, anhängare
Turkish:	havari

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Disciple

Con`dis*ci"ple\, n. [L. condiscipulus. See Disciple.] A schoolfellow; a fellow-student. [R.]

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Disciple

Dis*ci"ple\, n. [OE. disciple, deciple, OF. disciple, fr. L. discipulus, fr. discere to learn (akin to docere to teach; see Docile) + prob. a root meaning to turn or drive, as in L. pellere to drive (see Pulse).] One who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in doctrine; as, the disciples of Plato; the disciples of our Savior.

The disciples, or The twelve disciples, the twelve selected companions of Jesus; -- also called the apostles.

Disciples of Christ. See Christian, n., 3, and Campbellite.

Syn: Learner; scholar; pupil; follower; adherent.

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