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disciple
disciple /dɪˈsaɪpəl/ noun [countable]
 Date: 800-900
 Language: Latin
 Origin: discipulus 'pupil'
1. someone who believes in the ideas of a great teacher or leader, especially a religious one
    disciple of
    He was also an avid reader and a disciple of Tolstoy.
2. one of the first 12 men to follow Christ
—discipleship noun [uncountable]