disciple

  • 21disciple — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ardent, devoted, faithful, loyal ▪ She was an ardent disciple of Freud. ▪ beloved ▪ John, the beloved disciple of Jesus …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 22disciple of —    a person addicted to participating in the activities of someone associated with something taboo    Thus a disciple of Bacchus is a drunkard, a disciple of Oscar Wilde is a male homosexual, etc.:     When I asked if you were a disciple of Oscar …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 23disciple — UK [dɪˈsaɪp(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms disciple : singular disciple plural disciples 1) someone who admires a famous person such as a political or religious leader and is influenced by them a disciple of the Nobel prize winner Andrei… …

    English dictionary

  • 24disciple — disciplelike, adj. discipleship, n. /di suy peuhl/, n., v., discipled, discipling. n. 1. Relig. a. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. b. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. c. any other professed follower of Christ… …

    Universalium

  • 25disciple — n. an ardent, devoted; fanatical disciple * * * [dɪ saɪpl] devoted fanatical disciple an ardent …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 26disciple — di|sci|ple [dıˈsaıpəl] n [Date: 800 900; : Latin; Origin: discipulus pupil ] 1.) someone who believes in the ideas of a great teacher or leader, especially a religious one disciple of ▪ He was also an avid reader and a disciple of Tolstoy. 2.)… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27disciple — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English discipul & Anglo French disciple, from Late Latin and Latin; Late Latin discipulus follower of Jesus Christ in his lifetime, from Latin, pupil Date: before 12th century 1. one who accepts and… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28DISCIPLE — s. m. Celui qui apprend d un maître quelque science ou quelque art libéral. C est mon disciple. Exercer, instruire ses disciples.   Il se dit également de Celui qui suit la doctrine d un autre, qui s attache à ses principes, à ses sentiments. Les …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 29Disciple —    A scholar, sometimes applied to the followers of John the Baptist (Matt. 9:14), and of the Pharisees (22:16), but principally to the followers of Christ. A disciple of Christ is one who (1) believes his doctrine, (2) rests on his sacrifice,… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 30disciple — dis|ci|ple [ dı saıpl ] noun count 1. ) someone who admires a famous person such as a political or religious leader and is influenced by them: a disciple of the Nobel prize winner Andrei Sakharov 2. ) one of the twelve original followers of Jesus …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English