Dictionary![]() ![]() dis•ci•plePronunciation: (di-sī'pul), [key] —n., v., -pled, -pling. —n. 1. Relig. a. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. b. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. c. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime. 2. any follower of Christ. 3. (cap.) a member of the Disciples of Christ. 4. a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower: a disciple of Freud. —v.t. 1. Archaic.to convert into a disciple. 2. Obs.to teach; train. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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