— 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 discipulus, equiv. to dis- DIS- 1 + -cip ( ere ), comb. form of capere to take + -ulus -ULE; r. ME deciple de ( s ) ciple; r. OE discipul ]
Syn. 4. See pupil 1 .