disciple

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di·sci·ple /dɪˈsaɪpəl/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  BELIEVEsomeone who believes in the ideas of a great teacher or leader, especially a religious one 〔尤指宗教导师的〕追随者，门徒，信徒disciple of He was also an avid reader and a disciple of Tolstoy. 他也是托尔斯泰的热心读者和信徒。2. RRCone of the first 12 men to follow Christ 耶稣的十二门徒之一 —discipleship noun [uncountable]

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disciple• He must be quite a star, your professor, to draw disciples from as far off as South Carolina.• His disciple Van Helmont described it as radiating within and around a person like a luminous sphere.• This is reflected in the teaching emphasis in making disciples.• Then she recognises him and he tells her to tell the disciples what she has seen.• It clearly includes more than the original twelve disciples.• Mirabai gave up family and fortune to become a wandering disciple of Krishna.Origin disciple (800-900) Latin discipulus “pupil”

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disciple
di‧sci‧ple /dɪˈsaɪpəl/ noun [countable]1. someone who believes in the ideas of a great teacher or leader, especially a religious one
    disciple of
    He was also an avid reader and a disciple of Tolstoy.
2. one of the first 12 men to follow Christ
—discipleship noun [uncountable]

dis·cipleBrE /dɪˈsaɪpl/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈsaɪpl/ 🔊 nouna person who believes in and follows the teachings of a religious or political leader 信徒；门徒；追随者 SYN follower ◆a disciple of the economist John Maynard Keynes经济学家约翰 · 梅纳德 · 凯恩斯的信徒(according to the Bible) one of the people who followed Jesus Christ and his teachings when he was living on earth, especially one of the twelve Apostles （耶稣的）门徒，十二门徒之一