disciple
Other forms: disciples
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.
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someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of anothersynonyms: adherentexamples:Barucha disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiahtypes:Zen Buddhistan adherent of the doctrines of Zen BuddhismMahayanistan adherent of Mahayana BuddhismHinayanistan adherent of Hinayana BuddhismLamaist(Buddhism) an adherent of LamaismTantristan adherent of TantrismJainista believer in JainismShintoista believer in ShintoismMithraistadherent of MithraismZoroastrianfollower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianismabsolutistone who advocates absolutismamoralistsomeone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalidanimistone who accepts the doctrine of animismantinomiana follower of the doctrine of antinomianismApostle(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospelBahaia teacher of or believer in Bahaismclericalistone who advocates clericalismDonatistan adherent of DonatismDruse, Druzean 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 Goddualistan adherent of dualismHussitean adherent of the religious reforms of John HussLutheranfollower of LutheranismMahdistan adherent of MahdismMonophysitean adherent of MonophysitismNeoplatonistan adherent of NeoplatonismSikhan adherent of SikhismSocinianan 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 theologytotalitarianan adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian governmentUnitarianadherent of UnitarianismTrinitarianadherent of TrinitarianismArminianadherent of Arminianismvotarya devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activitytype of:followera person who accepts the leadership of another
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