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dis·ci·ple
(dĭ-sī′pəl)n.
1.
a. One who embraces and assists in spreading the teachings of another.
b. 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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disciple
(dɪˈsaɪpəl)n
1. (Philosophy) a follower of the doctrines of a teacher or a school of thought
2. (Bible) one of the personal followers of Christ (including his 12 apostles) during his earthly life
[Old English discipul, from Latin discipulus pupil, from discere to learn]
disˈcipleˌship n
discipular adj
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dis•ci•ple
(dɪˈsaɪ pəl)n.
1. any professed follower of Christ in His lifetime, esp. one of the 12 apostles.
2. (cap.) a member of the Disciples of Christ.
3. a pupil or an adherent of another; follower: a disciple of Freud.
[before 900; Middle English deciple (< Anglo-French de(s)ciple), Old English discipul < Latin discipulus=dis- dis-1 + -cip(ere), comb. form of capere to take + -ulus -ule]
dis•ci′ple•like`, adj.
dis•ci′ple•ship`, n.
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disciple
, discipline - Disciple comes from a Latin word meaning "learner" and discipline comes from one meaning "instruction, knowledge."See also related terms for instruction.
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Noun | 1. | disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another Zen Buddhist - an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism Mahayanist - an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism Hinayanist - an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism Lamaist - (Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism Tantrist - an adherent of Tantrism Jainist - a believer in Jainism Shintoist - a believer in Shintoism Rasta, Rastafarian - follower of Rastafarianism Mithraist - adherent of Mithraism Zoroastrian - follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism absolutist - one who advocates absolutism amoralist - someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid animist - one who accepts the doctrine of animism antinomian - a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism Apostle - (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel Bahai - a teacher of or believer in Bahaism clericalist - one who advocates clericalism Donatist - an adherent of Donatism Druse, Druze - an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives" dualist - an adherent of dualism follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another Hussite - an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss Lutheran - follower of Lutheranism Mahdist - an adherent of Mahdism Monophysite - an adherent of Monophysitism Neoplatonist - an adherent of Neoplatonism Sikh - an adherent of Sikhism Socinian - an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theology totalitarian - an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government Unitarian - adherent of Unitarianism Trinitarian - adherent of Trinitarianism Arminian - adherent of Arminianism votary - a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science" |
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disciple
noun
2. follower, student, supporter, pupil, convert, believer, partisan, devotee, apostle, adherent, proselyte, votary, catechumen a major intellectual figure with disciples throughout Europe
follower leader, teacher, master, guru, swami see the twelve apostles
follower leader, teacher, master, guru, swami see the twelve apostles
The Twelve Disciples
Andrew, Bartholomew, James, John, Judas, Jude, Matthew, Peter, Philip, Simon, ThomasCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
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Translations
تِلْميذ
učedník
discipeltilhænger
lærisveinn
māceklissekotājs
učenec
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disciple
[dɪˈsaɪpəl] n (gen) (= follower) [person, philosophy, régime] → disciple m
(= apostle) [Jesus] → disciple m
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disciple
[dɪˈsaɪpl] n (also) (fig) → discepolo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disciple
(diˈsaipl) noun a person who believes in the teaching of another, especially one of the original followers of Christ. Jesus and his twelve disciples.
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