Disciple+of+Christ

  • 31disciple — noun (C) 1 someone who believes in the ideas of a great teacher, especially a religious one, and tries to follow them: Dian Fossey, the American disciple of Louis Leakey who studied gorillas in Rwanda. 2 one of the first twelve men to follow… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32disciple — n. 1 a follower or pupil of a leader, teacher, philosophy, etc. (a disciple of Zen Buddhism). 2 any early believer in Christ, esp. one of the twelve Apostles. Derivatives: discipleship n. discipular adj. Etymology: OE discipul f. L discipulus f.… …

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  • 33disciple — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. follower, devotee, adherent, pupil. See learning, auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A follower] Syn. adherent, pupil, believer; see follower . 2. [A follower of Christ; usually capitalized ] Syn.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 34disciple — /dəˈsaɪpəl / (say duh suypuhl) noun 1. one of the twelve personal followers of Jesus Christ. 2. any follower of Christ. 3. an adherent of the doctrines of another; a follower. –verb (t) (discipled, discipling) 4. to guide and instruct (a new… …

  • 35disciple —    This word (from the Latin discipulus, meaning pupil or student ) refers to the original followers of Christ and, by extension, to all those who try to follow the teaching of Christ. (See CCC 787 789) …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 36DISCIPLE — n. m. Celui qui apprend d’un maître quelque science ou quelque art libéral. Ce philosophe a fait école : il a de fervents disciples. Ce maître a formé de nombreux disciples. Il se dit également de Celui qui suit la doctrine d’un autre, qui… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 37Disciple — noun a) Any of the followers of Jesus Christ. b) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus sent out as Apostles …

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  • 38disciple — [dɪ sʌɪp(ə)l] noun 1》 a personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles. 2》 a follower or pupil of a teacher, leader, or philosophy. Derivatives disciplic adjective discipleship noun discipular dɪ sɪpjʊlə… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 39disciple — n 1. pupil, scholar, student, educatee; learner, apprentice. 2. votary, devotee, follower, satellite; adherent, partisan, sectary; supporter, promoter, booster; proponent, advocate, defender, apologist; successor, upholder, representative. 3.… …

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  • 40International Churches of Christ — The International Churches of Christ is generally unaffiliated with other churches that employ Church and Christ in their name. For these, see Church of Christ (disambiguation). ICOC redirects here. For the international treaty, see International …

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