“disciples” is a form of
disciple
/dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/ noun, verb
Forms disciples discipling discipled
- noun A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
- noun An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
- noun (Ireland) A wretched, miserable-looking man.
- verb (religion, transitive) To convert (a person) into a disciple.
- verb (religion, transitive) To train, educate, teach.
- verb (Christianity, certain denominations) To routinely counsel (one's peer or junior) one-on-one in their discipleship of Christ, as a fellow affirmed disciple.
- noun Any of the followers of Jesus Christ.
- noun One of the twelve disciples of Jesus sent out as Apostles.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English disciple, discipul, from Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), from Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”). Later influenced or superseded in Middle English by Old French deciple.
A proprialization of disciple.
Webster’s 1913
- noun One who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in doctrine; as, the disciples of Plato; the disciples of our Savior. The disciples, or The twelve disciples, the twelve selected companions of Jesus; --also called the apostles.
- verb To teach; to train. [Obs.]
- verb To punish; to discipline. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Etymology [OE. disciple, deciple, OF. disciple, fr. L. discipulus, fr. discere to learn (akin to docere to teach; see Docile) + prob. a root meaning to turn or drive, as in L. pellere to drive (see Pulse).]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “disciple”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details