disciple
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.
Archaic. to convert into a disciple.
Obsolete. to teach; train.
Origin of disciple
1synonym study For disciple
Other words from disciple
- dis·ci·ple·like, adjective
- dis·ci·ple·ship, noun
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How to use disciple in a sentence
This is New Testament preaching—discipling; and that is what the Master told us to do.
Love's discipling touch that seems at the moment like anger is only for a moment.
Quiet Talks on Service | S. D. Gordon
British Dictionary definitions for disciple
/ (dɪˈsaɪpəl) /
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
Origin of disciple
1Derived forms of disciple
- discipleship, noun
- discipular (dɪˈsɪpjʊlə), adjective
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