disciple

  • 11disciple — DISCIPLE. s. m. Qui apprend quelque science ou quelque Art liberal, ou quelqu un des Arts liberaux d un maistre. C est mon disciple. exercer ses disciples. instruire ses disciples. les disciples de Jesus Christ …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 12disciple — [di sī′pəl] n. [ME < OFr desciple & OE discipul, both < L discipulus, learner, in LL(Ec), a disciple of Jesus < * discipere, to comprehend < dis , apart + capere, to hold (see HAVE): infl. by discere, to learn] 1. a pupil or follower… …

    English World dictionary

  • 13disciple — I noun accepter, adherent, admirer, advocate, ally, apostle, apprentice, auditor, backer, believer, condisciple, devotee, discipulus, eleve, favorer, follower, hanger on, imitator, learner, loyalist, promoter, protégé, pupil, receiver, recruit,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 14disciple — (n.) O.E. discipul (fem. discipula), Biblical borrowing from L. discipulus pupil, student, follower, said to be from discere to learn [OED, Watkins], from a reduplicated form of PIE root *dek to take, accept (see DECENT (Cf. decent)). But… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 15disciple — adherent, *follower, henchman, satellite, sectary, partisan Analogous words: votary, devotee (see ADDICT n): *enthusiast, zealot, fanatic …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 16disciple — [n] believer, follower adherent, apostle, attendant, booster, buff, bug*, catechumen, cohort, convert, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fiend, freak, groupie, hound*, junkie*, learner, nut*, partisan, proselyte, pupil, rooter*, satellite,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 17disciple — ► NOUN 1) a personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles. 2) a follower or pupil of a teacher, leader, or philosophy. DERIVATIVES discipleship noun. ORIGIN Latin discipulus learner , from discere learn …

    English terms dictionary

  • 18disciple — (di si pl ) s. m. 1°   Celui qui reçoit un enseignement. Aristote fut le disciple de Platon. •   St Chrysostome fut disciple de Libanius, qui était un fameux sophiste, MAUCROIX Préf. sur les hom. de St Chrys. dans RICHELET. 2°   Celui qui adhère… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 19Disciple — Platon et Aristote On appelle disciple (latin discipulus, l élève) celui qui suit l enseignement d un maître. Sommaire 1 Exemples de l Histoire …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 20Disciple — Contents 1 Religion 2 Books 3 Sports 4 Comic books …

    Wikipedia

Pages