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disciple(dictionary)

disciple(1) (iou)



disciple noun. OE.
[Latin discipulus learner, from discere learn; reinforced in Middle English by Old French deciple.]
One of the personal followers of Jesus during his life; spec. one of the twelve Apostles. OE.
Bible (AV): John 20:20 Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
b. In the New Testament, any early believer in Christ. Hence, in later religious use, a professed Christian. LME.
Disciples (of Christ) a Protestant denomination, found chiefly in the US, which rejects creeds and regards the Bible as the only basis of faith.
gen. A personal follower of a religious or other teacher. OE.
L. Trilling Alfred Adler was..an early disciple of Freud's who broke away from his master.
A follower of another person's example or doctrine; an adherent of a leader in thought, art, or conduct. ME.
P. H. Gibbs She became a disciple of his liberal creed. G. S. Fraser In his clear, direct way of writing more a disciple of Jonson than of Donne.
A student, a pupil. Now arch., affected, or joc. ME.
disciplehood noun (now rare) = discipleship LME.
discipleship noun the status of being a disciple M16.