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someone who believes and helps to spread the teachings of another

She was his favorite student and disciple.

disciple = someone who believes and helps to spread the teachings of another

She was a disciple of Gandhi.
an anarchic disciple of Nietzsche
The preacher said Moses was a disciple.
Forest Carter -- Education of Little Tree

disciple = someone who believes and helps to spread the teachings of another

He said that because Jesus picked the Disciples, you were supposed to like them.
J.D. Salinger -- The Catcher in the Rye

disciples = the 12 men Jesus chose to spread his teachings

When the disciples asked Jesus who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, Jesus called a little boy from the crowd and had him stand among them as an example.
Todd Burpo -- Heaven Is for Real

disciples = people he picked to learn and spread his teachings

He was on His way to attend a gathering of disciples.
Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
With the help of those cruel disciples, Galbatorix threw down the Riders; killed their leader, Vrael; and declared himself king over Alagaesia.
Christopher Paolini -- Eldest
God bless the orator, philanthropist, and disciple of the Great Master—who, if he were on earth, would be doing the same work—Booker T. Washington.
Booker T. Washington -- Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
It broke upon her at length as a great pain that her last old disciple was about to forsake her and flee.
Thomas Hardy -- Far from the Madding Crowd
Not individuals but institutions are the enemies, and they most afflict the disciples who the most generously serve them.
Sinclair Lewis -- Main Street
He was a disciple of my father's.
William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
But my home in Steventon was in the family of a clergyman, who was a true disciple of Jesus.
Harriet Jacobs -- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
But on the other hand it is dangerous to take such men as Tolstoy at their disciples' valuation.
George Orwell -- Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool
But Parmenides' disciple, Zeno, proved through a series of paradoxes that any perception of motion and change is illusory.
Robert M. Pirsig -- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Peter's faith in God was so steadfast that Jesus called Peter "the rock"-the unwavering disciple on whose shoulders Jesus would build his church.
Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
There was an old philosopher caught by his disciple behind the Stoa with a woman, and he said, 'Mock not!
Saul Bellow -- The Adventures of Augie March
Jesus said all the authority was given to Him, and He told us to go preach the gospel and make disciples of all the people we baptize.
Phil Robertson -- Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander
As His disciple I adopt His pure, His merciful, His benignant doctrines.
Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
Deborah called Gary The Disciple because he had a habit of channeling the Lord in the middle of a conversation.
Rebecca Skloot -- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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