"disciple" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/ Audio: En-us-disciple.ogg [US] Forms: disciples [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪpəl Etymology: From Middle English disciple, discipul, from Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), from Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”). Later influenced or superseded in Middle English by Old French deciple. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|disciple}} Middle English disciple, {{m|enm|discipul}} discipul, {{inh|en|ang|discipul||disciple, scholar}} Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), {{der|en|la|discipulus||pupil, learner}} Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”), {{cog|fro|deciple}} Old French deciple Head templates: {{en-noun}} disciple (plural disciples)
  1. A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others. Translations (person who learns from another): dissipel (Afrikaans), 𐔰𐕐𐔰𐕙𐕄𐔴𐕜 (ašarḳeṭ) (Aghwan), dishipujë (Albanian), աշակերտ (ašakert) (Armenian), учени́к (učeník) [masculine] (Bulgarian), deixeble [masculine] (Catalan), 弟子 (dìzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 門徒 (Chinese Mandarin), 门徒 (méntú) (Chinese Mandarin), následovník [masculine] (Czech), žák [masculine] (Czech), discipel [masculine] (Dutch), disĉiplo (Esperanto), oppilas (Finnish), disciple (French), discípulo [masculine] (Galician), Jünger [masculine] (German), Jüngerin [feminine] (German), 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (sipōneis) [masculine] (Gothic), ajoqersugaq (Greenlandic), temimbo'e (Guaraní), tanítvány (Hungarian), murid (Indonesian), dalta [masculine] (Irish), 弟子 (deshi) (alt: でし) (Japanese), 門徒 (monto) (alt: もんと) (Japanese), 제자 (jeja) (alt: 弟子) (Korean), 문도 (mundo) (alt: 門徒) (Korean), discipulus (Latin), discens (Latin), wuknik [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), wuknica [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), discipl'ye [masculine] (Norman), ġingra [masculine] (Old English), jungaro [masculine] (Old Saxon), شاگرد (šâgerd) (Persian), uczeń [masculine] (Polish), adept (Polish), uczennica [feminine] (Polish), adeptka (Polish), discípulo [masculine] (Portuguese), учени́к (učeník) [masculine] (Russian), после́дователь (poslédovatelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), сторо́нник (storónnik) [masculine] (Russian), deisciobal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), discípulo [masculine] (Spanish), disipulo (Tagalog), tidäb [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hitidäb [masculine] (Volapük), jitidäb [feminine] (Volapük), disgybl [masculine] (Welsh), disgybles [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-disciple-en-noun-omDdefML Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 10 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 3 21 6 23 23 Disambiguation of 'person who learns from another': 91 5 4
  2. An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc. Categories (topical): People Translations (active follower or adherent): dissipel (Afrikaans), 𐔰𐕐𐔰𐕙𐕄𐔴𐕜 (ašarḳeṭ) (Aghwan), dizipulu (Basque), после́довател (poslédovatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), deixeble [masculine] (Catalan), 門徒 (Chinese Mandarin), 门徒 (méntú) (Chinese Mandarin), 追隨者 (Chinese Mandarin), 追随者 (zhuīsuízhě) (Chinese Mandarin), stoupenec [masculine] (Czech), učedník [masculine] (Czech), leerling [masculine] (Dutch), seuraaja (Finnish), disciple (French), discípulo [masculine] (Galician), Jünger [masculine] (German), Jüngerin [feminine] (German), 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (sipōneis) [masculine] (Gothic), követő (Hungarian), deisceabal [masculine] (Irish), 門徒 (monto) (alt: もんと) (Japanese), 信奉者 (shinpōsha) (alt: しんぽうしゃ) (Japanese), 문도 (mundo) (alt: 門徒) (Korean), ສາວົກ (sā wok) (Lao), discipulus (Latin), wuknik [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), wuknica [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), mna-shioni [class-1, class-2] (Ngazidja Comorian), discipl'ye [masculine] (Norman), ġingra [masculine] (Old English), deiscipul [masculine] (Old Irish), مرید (morid) (Persian), Jinja [masculine] (Plautdietsch), discípulo [masculine] (Portuguese), после́дователь (poslédovatelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), сторо́нник (storónnik) [masculine] (Russian), апо́стол (apóstol) (english: apostle) [masculine] (Russian), deisciobal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), တပႄး (tǎ páae) (Shan), discípulo [masculine] (Spanish), mwanafunzi [class-1, class-2] (Swahili), สาวก (sǎa-wók) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-disciple-en-noun-athpnWXu Disambiguation of People: 10 15 25 25 0 25 Disambiguation of 'active follower or adherent': 13 81 6
  3. (Ireland) A wretched, miserable-looking man. Tags: Ireland Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-disciple-en-noun-tDfKsmWq Disambiguation of People: 10 15 25 25 0 25 Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 3 21 6 23 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: student Related terms: discipleship, disciplic, discipline, apostle

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/ Audio: En-us-disciple.ogg [US] Forms: disciples [present, singular, third-person], discipling [participle, present], discipled [participle, past], discipled [past]
Rhymes: -aɪpəl Etymology: From Middle English disciple, discipul, from Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), from Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”). Later influenced or superseded in Middle English by Old French deciple. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|disciple}} Middle English disciple, {{m|enm|discipul}} discipul, {{inh|en|ang|discipul||disciple, scholar}} Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), {{der|en|la|discipulus||pupil, learner}} Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”), {{cog|fro|deciple}} Old French deciple Head templates: {{en-verb}} disciple (third-person singular simple present disciples, present participle discipling, simple past and past participle discipled)
  1. (religion, transitive) To convert (a person) into a disciple. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Religion, People
    Sense id: en-disciple-en-verb-uPGBUp5- Disambiguation of People: 10 15 25 25 0 25 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (religion, transitive) To train, educate, teach. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-disciple-en-verb-55I3DU3c Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 3 21 6 23 23 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  3. (religion, transitive) To train, educate, teach.
    (Christianity, certain denominations) To routinely counsel (one's peer or junior) one-on-one in their discipleship of Christ, as a fellow affirmed disciple.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Christianity, Religion, People
    Sense id: en-disciple-en-verb-y~JY~Euk Disambiguation of People: 10 15 25 25 0 25 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 3 21 6 23 23 Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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          "text": "By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.",
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          "adherent"
        ],
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      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A wretched, miserable-looking man."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ireland) A wretched, miserable-looking man."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ireland"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aɪpəl"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "dissipel"
    },
    {
      "code": "xag",
      "lang": "Aghwan",
      "roman": "ašarḳeṭ",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "𐔰𐕐𐔰𐕙𐕄𐔴𐕜"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "dishipujë"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ašakert",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "աշակերտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "učeník",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "учени́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deixeble"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dìzǐ",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "弟子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "門徒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "méntú",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "门徒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "následovník"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "žák"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discipel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "disĉiplo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "oppilas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "disciple"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discípulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jünger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Jüngerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "sipōneis",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "ajoqersugaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "temimbo'e"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "tanítvány"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "murid"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dalta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "でし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "deshi",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "弟子"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もんと",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "monto",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "門徒"
    },
    {
      "alt": "弟子",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeja",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "제자"
    },
    {
      "alt": "門徒",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mundo",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "문도"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "discipulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "discens"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discipl'ye"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ġingra"
    },
    {
      "code": "osx",
      "lang": "Old Saxon",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "jungaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šâgerd",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "شاگرد"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uczeń"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "adept"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uczennica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "adeptka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discípulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "učeník",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "учени́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poslédovatelʹ",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "после́дователь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "storónnik",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сторо́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deisciobal"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wuknik"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wuknica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discípulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "word": "disipulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tidäb"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hitidäb"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jitidäb"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "disgybl"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "person who learns from another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disgybles"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "dissipel"
    },
    {
      "code": "xag",
      "lang": "Aghwan",
      "roman": "ašarḳeṭ",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "𐔰𐕐𐔰𐕙𐕄𐔴𐕜"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "dizipulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "poslédovatel",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "после́довател"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deixeble"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "門徒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "méntú",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "门徒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "追隨者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuīsuízhě",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "追随者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stoupenec"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "učedník"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leerling"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "seuraaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "disciple"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discípulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jünger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Jüngerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "sipōneis",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "követő"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deisceabal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deiscipul"
    },
    {
      "alt": "もんと",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "monto",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "門徒"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんぽうしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinpōsha",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "信奉者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "門徒",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mundo",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "문도"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "sā wok",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "ສາວົກ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "discipulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2"
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      "word": "mna-shioni"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discipl'ye"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ġingra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "morid",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "مرید"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jinja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discípulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poslédovatelʹ",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "после́дователь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "storónnik",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сторо́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "apostle",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "apóstol",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "апо́стол"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deisciobal"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "tǎ páae",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "တပႄး"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wuknik"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "wuknica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "discípulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "tags": [
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        "class-2"
      ],
      "word": "mwanafunzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǎa-wók",
      "sense": "active follower or adherent",
      "word": "สาวก"
    }
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}

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        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To convert (a person) into a disciple."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, transitive) To convert (a person) into a disciple."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To train, educate, teach."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ],
        [
          "educate",
          "educate"
        ],
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, transitive) To train, educate, teach."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Christianity",
        "en:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To train, educate, teach.",
        "To routinely counsel (one's peer or junior) one-on-one in their discipleship of Christ, as a fellow affirmed disciple."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ],
        [
          "educate",
          "educate"
        ],
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "routine",
          "routine#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "counsel",
          "counsel"
        ],
        [
          "peer",
          "peer#Etymology 2"
        ],
        [
          "junior",
          "junior#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "one-on-one",
          "one-on-one"
        ],
        [
          "affirm",
          "affirm"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "certain denominations",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, transitive) To train, educate, teach.",
        "(Christianity, certain denominations) To routinely counsel (one's peer or junior) one-on-one in their discipleship of Christ, as a fellow affirmed disciple."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪpəl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-disciple.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/86/En-us-disciple.ogg/En-us-disciple.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/En-us-disciple.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "disciple"
}

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