disciples

noun

plural of disciple
as in adherents
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 disciples Back in his coaching career, Cruyff was one of the first managers to be obsessed with the cut of the pitch — a trait that has passed over to his disciples, most notably the exacting Pep Guardiola. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Christian Science teaches that the divine laws of Truth and Life, as demonstrated by Jesus and his disciples, continue to operate today as an eternal, demonstrable Science. — Alistair Budd, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026 Hamer signed up and, through her courage, charisma, and oratory, quickly drew ardent disciples and ruthless adversaries. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt are his overwhelmed disciples, imbued with discomfiting powers that could be key to making contact with these otherworldly guests. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 10 June 2026 Much of the lost information was reconstructed by Gaudí’s disciples and collaborators, who had documented his ideas in books, articles, drawings and photographs. — CNN Money, 8 June 2026 As her health deteriorated, Amy's disciples were led to believe her death would herald a celestial exit, Heaven's Gate-style (via UFO), paving the way for society's salvation. — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 Hijras often seek out a guru, an older and more experienced hijra, to become their chelas, or disciples. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026 Other Lynn disciples poured into the ranks. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciples
  1. adherents
  2. followers
  3. apostles
Noun
  • Baric worked closely with researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which many adherents to the lab-leak theory posit as the source of the pandemic; one contingent thinks that Baric might have been the creator of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Many liberals had been disciplined to adopt methods that purported to strictly confine legal interpretation, only to discover that their most prominent adherents, whether covertly or unconsciously, had other plans.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of adherents
Noun
  • Before the Spain fixture, Vozinha had around 50,000 followers on Instagram, but that has since rocketed to 28 million.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • That’s not unusual among followers of Shia Islam, whose tradition is one of outward displays of faith.
    — Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of followers
Noun
  • The ritual confers the Holy Spirit from one bishop to another and recalls Christ’s gesture to his apostles.
    — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of apostles

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