discipleship

dis·ci·ple

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-sahy-puh l]
- /dɪˈsaɪ pəl/
- /dɪˈsaɪplʃɪp /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-sahy-puh l]
- /dɪˈsaɪ pəl/

Definitions of discipleship word

noun discipleship (initial capital letter) a member of the Disciples of Christ. 2
noun discipleship a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower: a disciple of Freud. 2
noun discipleship 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 discipleship any follower of Christ. 1
verb with object discipleship Archaic. to convert into a disciple. 1
verb with object discipleship Obsolete. to teach; train. 1

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Origin of discipleship

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 Discipleship

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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discipleship 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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