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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
- He said that because Jesus picked the Disciples, you were supposed to like them.J.D. Salinger -- The Catcher in the Rye
- 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
- 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
- He was on His way to attend a gathering of disciples.Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
- 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
- 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
- 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
disciple = someone who believes and helps to spread the teachings of another
disciples = the 12 men Jesus chose to spread his teachings
disciples = people he picked to learn and spread his teachings