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disciple

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dis·ci·ple | \ di-ˈsī-pəl

Definition of disciple

1 : one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another: such as

a Christianity : one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ's followers according to the Gospel accounts

b : a convinced adherent of a school or individual a disciple of Freud

2 capitalized, Christianity : a member of the Disciples of Christ founded in the U.S. in 1809 that holds the Bible alone to be the rule of faith and practice, usually baptizes by immersion, and has a congregational (see congregational sense 3) polity

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follower, adherent, disciple, partisan mean one who gives full loyalty and support to another. follower may apply to people who attach themselves either to the person or beliefs of another. an evangelist and his followers adherent suggests a close and persistent attachment. adherents to Marxism disciple implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master. disciples of Gandhi partisan suggests a zealous often prejudiced attachment. partisans of the President

Examples of disciple in a Sentence

a disciple of Sigmund Freud a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously wrote down everything the prophet said

Recent Examples on the Web The Gospel of Luke has the male disciples dismissing the women's report of the resurrection and getting the fright of their lives in return. — Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, "Coronavirus and the mystery of St. Mark's Easter story," 12 Apr. 2020 As the waves rise, the disciples turn fearfully to Jesus. — Eric V. Copage, New York Times, "Searching for a Jesus Who Looks More Like Me," 10 Apr. 2020 Malcolm X inherited the legacy of his parents, Earl Little and Louise Norton Little, proud disciples of the legendary Jamaican organizer Marcus Garvey. — New York Times, "‘The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.,’ by Peniel E. Joseph: An Excerpt," 6 Apr. 2020 In Houston, Belichick disciple Bill O’Brien made the calculated decision to trade Hopkins, one of the best receivers in the NFL for broken-down and expensive running back David Johnson plus a second-round pick. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, "What Tom Brady leaving Patriots says about Tua Tagovailoa's chances of landing in Detroit," 17 Mar. 2020 But the photoshopped image doing the rounds on phones this week shows no Jesus, no disciples — just an empty table. — NBC News, "California declares coronavirus emergency as more test kits make their way across the country: The Morning Rundown," 5 Mar. 2020 This is the appeal of the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement, whose disciples range from college kids to Google engineers, unified in their aim to save at least 50% of their income to reclaim their retirement destiny. — Khe Hy, Quartz, "The one number that determines if you can retire today," 3 Mar. 2020 No one was readier than Tatum, the 21-year-old forward and Bryant disciple who has emerged as a top-tier star over the last few weeks, attacking tirelessly on offense like an elongated version of Paul Pierce. — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, "Sunday showed us Celtics-Lakers in an NBA Finals showdown would be worth it," 24 Feb. 2020 This is another native of Ireland and a disciple of Louisville City now serving the club as Executive Vice President of Development. — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, "Who's next for FC Cincinnati? Analysis of the search for the next head coach," 19 Feb. 2020

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History and Etymology for disciple

Middle English, "follower of Jesus, one of the apostles, pupil," in part going back to Old English discipul, in part borrowed from Anglo-French disciple, both borrowed from Late Latin discipulus "follower of Christ, apostle" (translation of Greek mathētḗs), going back to Latin, "pupil, learner," of uncertain origin

Note: Traditionally explained as a derivative of discere "to learn," but the second element -pulus is neither a known word nor a suffix. According to an alternative explanation, the base is nominalized from an unattested verb *discipere, putatively, "to grasp, comprehend," from dis- dis- and capere "to take, seize" (cf. disceptāre "to dispute, debate," supposedly a frequentative from this verb); this is semantically questionable, however, and -ulus is any case not an agentive suffix.

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