All 3 Uses of
disciple
in
Moby Dick
- So strongly did he work upon his disciples among the crew, that at last in a body they went to the captain and told him if Gabriel was sent from the ship, not a man of them would remain.†
Chpt 70-72
- This terrible event clothed the archangel with added influence; because his credulous disciples believed that he had specifically fore-announced it, instead of only making a general prophecy, which any one might have done, and so have chanced to hit one of many marks in the wide margin allowed.†
Chpt 70-72
- Nor have Gall and his disciple Spurzheim failed to throw out some hints touching the phrenological characteristics of other beings than man.†
Chpt 79-81 *
Definition:
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(disciple) someone who believes and helps to spread the teachings of anothereditor's notes: "Disciples" is sometimes used as a proper noun (capitalized) to reference the twelve disciples of Jesus.