discipleship

noun

as in audience

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Recent Examples of discipleship Founded in 1951 as Campus Crusade for Christ, Cru has traditionally focused on evangelism and discipleship among college students and other young people, but in recent years has ventured into video games and, now, virtual reality. — Fiona Murphy, NPR, 2 July 2026 Redemption begins when confession becomes culture — when churches embody transparency as routine, leadership as accountable, and protection of women as part of discipleship. — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 But as Trinity became more of a resource to the wider Karenni community, its congregation and school grew, said Carl Lehenbauer, a discipleship pastor at Trinity. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discipleship
  1. audience
  2. cult
  3. followership
  4. following
Noun
  • Despite receiving three Tony Awards and its performance at the ceremony attracting the third-most YouTube views of any show, the show had been shedding audiences after Tony Awards, filling only 85 percent of its theater during the last week of June.
    — Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Alys doesn’t know this year and neither does Aemond, but the audience finds out by the end of the episode that Sunfyre is still alive and reunited with Aegon.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of audience
Noun
  • Their existing hotels have created a cult following, which the Poles have adopted with alacrity.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The bold rose perfume is a cult classic and a favorite among Vogue editors, and pop star legends like Madonna.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cult
Noun
  • The hardest part of building that followership isn't the vision.
    — Meghan Keough, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This drives repeat and drives followership.
    — James Manso, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of followership
Noun
  • Their existing hotels have created a cult following, which the Poles have adopted with alacrity.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The birds in question are Jackie and Shadow, the Big Bear Lake bald eagle pair whose live nest cam has drawn a global following.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of following

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