释义
[ dih-sahy -puh l ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈsaɪ pəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Religion . one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime. any follower of Christ.
(initial capital letter ) a member of the Disciples of Christ.
a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower: a disciple of Freud.
verb (used with object), dis·ci·pled, dis·ci·pling. Archaic . to convert into a disciple.
Obsolete . to teach; train.
Origin of disciple First recordedbefore 900; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin discipulus, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + -cip (ere ), combining form of capere “to take” + -ulus -ule; replacing Middle English deciple, from Anglo-French de(s)ciple; replacing Old English discipul, from Latin, as above
synonym study for disciple 4 . See pupil1 .
OTHER WORDS FROM disciple dis·ci·ple·like, adjective dis·ci·ple·ship, noun Words nearby disciple dischronation, disci-, discifloral, disciform, disciform degeneration, disciple , disciples, Disciples of Christ, disciplinable, disciplinant, disciplinarian
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Example sentences from the Web for disciple Members of the Azuza Street congregation believed that they had been given the same blessings as those received by the disciple s of Jesus.
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Perry ultimately went straight to the top in Ukraine with his energy evangelism — and his favored disciple s.
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Having a guru in a body does not necessarily help a disciple advance spiritually.
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Self-realized masters can get stern and even appear angry if a disciple openly manifests some undesirable character trait.
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The McConnell campaign has already launched attacks against the actress as too liberal, an Obama disciple , and anti-coal.
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The rally was organized by a disciple of Meir Kahane who sits in the Knesset, Michael Ben Ari.
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Growing up in suburban Philadelphia, I was a disciple of Joe Paterno long before I became a Penn State student.
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Besides this major omission, it is of small account that he, just like his disciple , takes no notice of constant capital.
The Accumulation of Capital | Rosa Luxemburg
He went to Athens and became a philosopher of the Cynic school, which see, as a disciple of Antisthenes.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 | Lucian of Samosata
How shall the disciple verify his expectation of this final benefit?
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians | Robert Rainy
When they had crossed the master desired the disciple to ask some parting blessing.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 | Various
But as his disciple I ventured (by an exceptional motive) to send him my poems, and I heard from him as a consequence.
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British Dictionary definitions for disciple noun a follower of the doctrines of a teacher or a school of thought
one of the personal followers of Christ (including his 12 apostles) during his earthly life
Derived forms of disciple discipleship , noun discipular (dɪˈsɪpjʊlə ), adjective Word Origin for disciple Old English discipul, from Latin discipulus pupil, from discere to learn
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