Definition of disciple Disciple

/dɪsajˈpʌl/ - [disaypul] - dis•ci•ple

We found 15 definitions of disciple from 7 different sources.

What does disciple mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: disciples
disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
		adherent
		follower a person who accepts the leadership 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 (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine
		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
		aristotelean, aristotelian, peripatetic a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
		bahai a teacher of or believer in Bahaism
		taoist, tao an adherent of any branch of Taoism
		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
		hussite an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss
		ismaili, ismailian an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism
		lutheran follower of Lutheranism
		mahdist an adherent of Mahdism
		manichaean, manichean, manichee an adherent of Manichaeism
		monophysite an adherent of Monophysitism
		neoplatonist an adherent of Neoplatonism
		diabolist, satanist an adherent of Satan or Satanism
		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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Wiktionary

disciple (Noun)
A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
disciple (Noun)
An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
disciple (Noun)
Miserable-looking creature of a man.
disciple (Verb)
To train, educate, teach.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

disciple (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; as, the disciples of Plato; the disciples of our Savior.
disciple (v. t.)
To teach; to train.
disciple (v. t.)
To punish; to discipline.
disciple (v. t.)
To make disciples of; to convert to doctrines or principles.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

disciple
A student of a master or a follower of a doctrine.
disciple
Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

disciple
dis-ī′pl, n. one who professes to receive instruction from another: one who follows or believes in the doctrine of another: a follower, esp. one of the twelve disciples of Christ.—v.t. (Spens.) to teach.—n. Discī′pleship.—Disciples of Christ, a denomination of American Baptists, also known as Campbellites. [Fr.,—L. discipulus, from discĕre, to learn; akin to docēre, to teach.]

Wikipedia

A disciple is a student or a follower of some teacher, for example, it is often used to mean a disciple of Jesus Christ, whom Christians believe to be the son of God. Disciples of Jesus often live their life in a very simple way. Disciples are sometimes confused with apostles, who were people chosen by Jesus himself.
Christianity
In Christianity, the disciples were the students of Jesus during his ministry, which means only the Twelve Apostles, but the gospels speaks of different numbers of disciples. In the Book of Acts, the Apostles themselves have disciples. The word "disciple" is used today as a way of self-identification for those who seek to learn from Christianity.

The term disciple comes from the New Testament Greek word

coming to English by way of the Latin "discipulus". "Disciple" should not be confused with "apostle", meaning

' While a disciple is one who learns from a teacher, a student, an apostle is sent to deliver those teachings to others.

The four.

Both the gospels of Mark () and Matthew () include passages where Jesus initially calls four fishermen from among those at the Sea of Galilee. These are Simon (later called "Rock" or Peter) and his brother Andrew, and the brothers James and John (later called the "Sons of Thunder" or Boanerges). A very similar report in the Gospel of Luke does not speak of Andrew. also includes an initial calling of disciples, but these are: an unnamed disciple, Andrew, Simon, Philip and Nathanael.

Since the Gospel of Luke does not include Andrew, and through various passages in the four gospels where Simon Peter, James and John are called to meet with Jesus separately from the twelve, they are commonly termed "the three." The usage of "the four" over "the three" is still a point which some Christians debate, but never as an essential doctrinal point.

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