Disciple : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Disciple	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disciple n someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another Synonym(s): disciple, adherent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disciple \Dis*ci"ple\, n. [OE. disciple, deciple, OF. disciple, fr. L. discipulus, fr. discere to learn (akin to docere to teach; see {Docile}) + prob. a root meaning to turn or drive, as in L. pellere to drive (see {Pulse}).] 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. {The disciples}, [or] {The twelve disciples}, the twelve selected companions of Jesus; -- also called {the apostles}. {Disciples of Christ}. See {Christian}, n., 3, and {Campbellite}. Syn: Learner; scholar; pupil; follower; adherent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disciple \Disci"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discipled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discipling}.] 1. To teach; to train. [Obs.] That better were in virtues discipled. --Spenser. 2. To punish; to discipline. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 3. To make disciples of; to convert to doctrines or principles. [R.] Sending missionaries to disciple* all nations. --E. D. Griffin.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Disciple 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, (3) imbibes his spirit, and (4) imitates his example (Matt. 10:24; Luke 14:26, 27, 33; John 6:69).