as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously wrote down everything the prophet said
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Recent Examples of disciple
These were composed somewhere far from Jerusalem, in a language that Jesus and his disciples would not have known, by writers who could not have been eyewitnesses.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The Jaguars hope the Sean McVay and Les Snead disciples can orchestrate a turnaround similar to the Rams’ revival that began in 2017.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In John 13, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, a task typically reserved for the lowest servant.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Frank Lloyd Wright disciple Richard Neutra’s pair of masterpieces--the Miller and Kaufmann Residences--are well worth a tour, as are homes by John Lautner and Donald Wexler.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The Jaguars hope the Sean McVay and Les Snead disciples can orchestrate a turnaround similar to the Rams’ revival that began in 2017.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In John 13, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, a task typically reserved for the lowest servant.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Frank Lloyd Wright disciple Richard Neutra’s pair of masterpieces--the Miller and Kaufmann Residences--are well worth a tour, as are homes by John Lautner and Donald Wexler.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciple
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He was often ridiculed by contemporaries, including renowned adherents of the Nation of Islam such as Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, as being too actively focused on integration and too passively focused on Black empowerment, critiques of the Black political establishment that persist today.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Though the government's counter-offensive was able to largely contain the insurgency, footage surfaced of what appeared to be retaliatory attacks targeting the broader minority Alawite community, an offshoot of Shia Islam whose adherents live mainly in the western coastal region.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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In lieu of discussions of who is best for the role artistically, the question becomes who will sell more tickets (Ivy has 3 million followers but TikTok influencers rally around Chloe) and create a less toxic workplace.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to Rolling Stone, the singer’s public profile is one of the eight followers, as well as SZA, producer Michael Uzowuru, singer girlsweetvoiced and audio engineer Sean Matsukawa.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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There was speculation that the scene was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting The Last Supper, depicting Jesus’s last meal with the 12 apostles, which in turn sparked claims that the tableau was an insult to the Christian faith.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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So just how does an under 30 bro become an apostle of small business networking? Larsen grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and studied entrepreneurship at Boise State.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Instead of forcing women to accept their message, missionaries encouraged voluntary reform.—
Jenna Deep,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Alfredo Sosa/Staff In 1830, likely seeing it as a means of survival, a Shawnee chief invited a missionary to the reservation to help educate members of his tribe in the ways of white Americans.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Disciple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciple. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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