dis|ci|ple

dis|ci|ple
dis|ci|ple «duh SY puhl», noun, verb, -pled, -pling.
–n.
1. a believer in the thought and teaching of a leader; follower: »

The famous doctor had many disciples among his young medical students.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under follower (Cf.follower).
2. one of the followers of Jesus, especially one of the twelve Apostles: »

The disciples of Jesus spread Christianity throughout much of the area around the Mediterranean.

–v.t.
1. Archaic. to make a disciple or disciples of.
2. Obsolete. to teach; train; educate.
[Old English discipul < Latin discipulus pupil < unrecorded discipere to grasp, apprehend < dis- apart, away + capere seize]

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