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- [dih-sahy-puh l]
- /dɪˈsaɪ pəl/
- /dɪˈsaɪ.pl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-sahy-puh l]
- /dɪˈsaɪ pəl/
Definitions of disciples word
- noun disciples Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime. 1
- noun disciples any follower of Christ. 1
- noun disciples (initial capital letter) a member of the Disciples of Christ. 1
- noun disciples a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower: a disciple of Freud. 1
- verb with object disciples Archaic. to convert into a disciple. 1
- verb with object disciples Obsolete. to teach; train. 1
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Origin of disciples
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin discipulus, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + -cip(ere), combining form of capere to take + -ulus -ule; replacing Middle English deciple < Anglo-French de(s)ciple; replacing Old English discipul < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Disciples
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disciples popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
disciples usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disciples
noun disciples
- churchgoer — A churchgoer is a person who goes to church regularly.
- churchgoers — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
- school — a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together.
- contingent — A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them.
Antonyms for disciples
noun disciples
- detractors — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
Top questions with disciples
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- what happened to the disciples?
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- how did the disciples die?
- who were jesus disciples?
- who were the disciples?
- how many disciples were there?
- how did the 12 disciples die?
- who were jesus's 12 disciples?
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- how the disciples died?
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