Disciple

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who embraces and assists in spreading the teachings of another.
  • n. An active adherent, as of a movement or philosophy.
  • n. One of the original followers of Jesus.
  • n. A member of the Disciples of Christ.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
  • n. An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
  • n. miserable-looking creature of a man
  • v. To train, educate, teach.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in doctrine
  • v. To teach; to train.
  • v. To punish; to discipline.
  • v. To make disciples of; to convert to doctrines or principles.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A learner; a scholar; one who receives or professes to receive instruction from another: as, the disciples of Plato.
  • n. A follower; an adherent of the doctrines of another.
  • n. A Baptist denomination of Christians founded in the United States by Thomas and Alexander Campbell, father and son (originally Irish Presbyterians), aud first organized by the latter as a separate body in western Virginia in 1827. The members of this denomination call themselves Disciples of Christ, and they are also known as Campbellites, or simply Christians, the last of which names is more distinctively appropriated by another denomination. (See Christian, 5.) Their original purpose was to find a basis upon which all Christians could unite, and hence they rejected all formulas or creeds but the Bible itself; but their belief is generally orthodox or evangelical, including the doctrine of the Trinity. In general, the only terms of admission to the denomination are the acceptance of the Bible as a sufficient and infallible rule of faith and practice, and adult baptism by immersion. In church government they are congregational. They have representatives in Great Britain and its colonial possessions, but exist in the greatest numbers in the western and southwestern portions of the United States.
  • To teach; train; educate.
  • To make a disciple or disciples of; convert to the doctrines or principles of another.
  • To punish; discipline.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    disciples    discipless   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    follower   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    zen buddhist    Sikh    antinomian    mahdist    jainist    Arminian    Baruch    hinayanist    Aristotelian    Ismailian   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    follower    pupil    learner    adherent    scholar    punish    discipline    co-follower    sectary    sectator   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    archetypal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    follower    admirer    scholar    pupil    believer    adherent    supporter    devotee    teacher    worshipper