Disciple

See also: disciple

English

Etymology

A proprialization of disciple.

Noun

Disciple (plural Disciples)

1. Any of the followers of Jesus Christ.
2. One of the twelve disciples of Jesus sent out as Apostles.
3. Ellipsis of Disciple of Christ (“member of a particular religious group”).

Related terms

• discipleship

Translations

any of the followers of Jesus

one of the twelve disciples of Jesus

Arabic: حَوَارِيّ m (ḥawāriyy) (used by Muslims), تِلْمِيذ m (tilmīḏ) (used by Christians) Dutch: apostel (nl) Finnish: opetuslapsi Icelandic: lærisveinn (is) m Japanese: 弟子 (ja) (deshi) Slovene: apostol (sl) m Swedish: lärjunge (sv)