as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously wrote down everything the prophet said
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Recent Examples of disciple
His disciple Marc Benioff, who runs sales management software company Salesforce, has done the opposite, and now Benioff, 60, is worth about $10 billion.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Over 20 years, Belichick disciples became prone to treating players as disposable assets instead of human beings they are supposed to both employ and empower.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The list of actors playing Jesus and his disciples includes Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas, plus musical director Paul Shaffer, all of whom would go on to have renowned careers on stage and screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
These Birdman-disciples are severe kill-joys who consider women merely vessels for heirs.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Over 20 years, Belichick disciples became prone to treating players as disposable assets instead of human beings they are supposed to both employ and empower.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The list of actors playing Jesus and his disciples includes Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas, plus musical director Paul Shaffer, all of whom would go on to have renowned careers on stage and screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
These Birdman-disciples are severe kill-joys who consider women merely vessels for heirs.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciple
Noun
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Every brand chases clicks, followers and fleeting visibility.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps livestreaming a joke would resonate enough for people to tip or become a follower.—
Lavender Au,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nelson served as an apostle beginning in 1984 and became the church's leader in 2018.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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By long-standing practice, the most senior apostle then becomes the next church president.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The story of two mismatched missionaries spreading the gospel won nine Tony Awards in 2011, including for best musical.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Muslim traders and missionaries began traveling to Hausa lands in the twelfth century, and much of the society gradually converted to Islam.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Disciple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciple. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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