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
Attorneys for Coleman only have until Feb. 18 to agree to a treatment plan for the QAnon disciple, per court documents reviewed by PEOPLE.
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Something so impossible happened that his disciples were completely changed and declared that this dead one was now alive again.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Pep Guardiola will lock horns with his old disciple Enzo Maresca on Saturday night, a rematch which will be fought in very different circumstances to last summer’s season opener.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Morita tried to take off his master’s head with a sword, but made a botch of it; another disciple had to finish the job.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Something so impossible happened that his disciples were completely changed and declared that this dead one was now alive again.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Pep Guardiola will lock horns with his old disciple Enzo Maresca on Saturday night, a rematch which will be fought in very different circumstances to last summer’s season opener.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Morita tried to take off his master’s head with a sword, but made a botch of it; another disciple had to finish the job.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciple
Noun
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But revolutions have a way of devouring some of their early and most eager adherents.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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The problem for many MAGA adherents, though, was accepting the very notion of immigrants telling them America needs more immigration to fill lucrative jobs in America.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In the digital age, growing popularity translates to more Instagram followers — 853,000 for Shelton — and dreamy TikTok montages of him.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Chatter among sneakerheads about the shoes not only vaulted Under Armour into fifth place, Curry announced in an Instagram story to his 58 million followers that the shoes would be rereleased in limited quantities in the days following the Academy Awards.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Among the pieces are two sketches of the 12 apostles (the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament), which Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, wanted Michelangelo to include in the upper corners of the ceiling, but whose likeness was ultimately scrapped by the artist.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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Constructed above the tomb of Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles, the altar is considered one of the holiest sites in Christianity.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Bissett’s initial career goal – to become a missionary in Africa – did not come to fruition.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Over the centuries, colonizers came and went, and in 1721, Danish missionaries founded a permanent settlement at Godthåb (now Nuuk).—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Disciple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciple. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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