26984 words

disciple

4 definitions • 3 examples
1
a person who believes in the ideas and principles of someone famous and tries to live the way that person does or did:

Examples:

an ardent disciple of Gandhi
2
the twelve men who followed Jesus during his life:

Examples:

Mary Magdalene told the Disciples, "I have seen the Lord".."
3
a person who believes in the ideas of a leader, esp. a religious or political one, and tries to live according to those ideas:

Examples:

Jesse Jackson was a disciple of Martin Luther King, Jr.
4
The Disciples were the twelve men who followed Jesus during his life.

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