单词 | disciple |
释义 | disciple —disciplelike, adj. —discipleship, n. /di suy"peuhl/, n. , v. , discipled, discipling. n. 1. Relig. a. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. b. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. c. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime. 2. any follower of Christ. 3. (cap.) a member of the Disciples of Christ. 4. a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower: a disciple of Freud. v.t. 5. Archaic. to convert into a disciple. 6. Obs. to teach; train. [bef. 900; ME < AF, OF < L discipulus, equiv. to dis- DIS-1 + -cip(ere), comb. form of capere to take + -ulus -ULE; r. ME deciple < AF de(s)ciple; r. OE discipul < L, as above] Syn. 4. See pupil1. |
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