disciple — meaning in English

English meaning

• disciple noun Someone who follows and learns from a teacher or leader, especially a religious or philosophical one.
• follower noun A person who supports, admires, or adheres to the ideas of another person, movement, or belief.

Senses

disciple is used for these senses in English:

• follower One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.

disciple — full definition

1. noun Someone who follows and learns from a teacher or leader, especially a religious or philosophical one.
2. verb To teach and guide someone as a follower.

follower — full definition

1. noun A person who supports, admires, or adheres to the ideas of another person, movement, or belief.
2. noun A person who subscribes to another person's account on social media.
3. noun A mechanical part that receives motion from another moving part, as in an engine.

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