as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a highly influential anthropologist whose liege men can now be found in a score of major universities
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Noun
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Columbus was an adherent of the twelfth-century Italian monk Joachim of Fiore, whose chronological template of God’s plan for humankind progressed in three stages of spiritual development.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025 -
As their world crumbled around them, many found hope in a dance ritual that adherents believed would ultimately spark an upheaval in which their enemies would be ousted and their once-free existence restored.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
29 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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The marketing stunt involves Duolingo's account on Twitter/X, which has over 930,000 followers.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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For the past few days, West has spewed virulently antisemitic, homophobic and misogynistic hate speech via his X account to his more than 32 million followers.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Liege man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liege%20man. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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