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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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Discipleship

Dis*ci"ple*ship\, n. The state of being a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts. --Jer. Taylor.
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