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A disciple is a follower or a fan of someone. You might consider yourself to be a disciple of your favorite yoga teacher.

The noun disciple comes from the Latin word discipulus, which means "student, learner, or follower." One of the earliest places disciple showed up was in the Bible, where it means "a follower of Jesus," sometimes specifically one of the twelve Apostles. It's still used that way in religious speech and writing, but it can also describe a serious, dedicated follower or student of a teacher or leader.

DEFINITIONS OF: disciple

n someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

Synonyms:: adherent

Examples:: show 10 examples...; hide 10 examples...; Baruch
a disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah; Saint Andrew the Apostle
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland; Saint James the Apostle
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament; Saint John the Apostle
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation; Judas Iscariot
(New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver; Saint Jude
(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless; Saint Matthew the Apostle
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel; Saint Peter the Apostle
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope; Simon the Canaanite
one of the twelve Apostles (first century); Thomas the doubting Apostle
the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes

Types:: show 37 types...; hide 37 types...; Zen Buddhist
an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism; Mahayanist
an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism; Hinayanist
an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism; Lamaist
(Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism; Tantrist
an adherent of Tantrism; Jainist
a believer in Jainism; Shintoist
a believer in Shintoism; Rasta, Rastafarian
follower of Rastafarianism; Mithraist
adherent of Mithraism; Zoroastrian
follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism; absolutist
one who advocates absolutism; amoralist
someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid; animist
one who accepts the doctrine of animism; antinomian
a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism; Apostle
(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel; Aristotelean, Aristotelian, Peripatetic
a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism; Bahai
a teacher of or believer in Bahaism; Tao, Taoist
an adherent of any branch of Taoism; clericalist
one who advocates clericalism; Donatist
an adherent of Donatism; Druse, Druze
an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; dualist
an adherent of dualism; Hussite
an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss; Ismaili, Ismailian
an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism; Lutheran
follower of Lutheranism; Mahdist
an adherent of Mahdism; Manichaean, Manichean, Manichee
an adherent of Manichaeism; Monophysite
an adherent of Monophysitism; Neoplatonist
an adherent of Neoplatonism; Satanist, diabolist
an adherent of Satan or Satanism; Sikh
an adherent of Sikhism; Socinian
an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theology; totalitarian
an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government; Unitarian
adherent of Unitarianism; Trinitarian
adherent of Trinitarianism; Arminian
adherent of Arminianism; votary
a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity

Type of:: follower
a person who accepts the leadership of another

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